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The World's Oldest Arrow Poison Was Discovered In A 7,000-Year-Old Femur Bone
In 1983, archaeologists were excavating a cave in South Africa when they came across a strange-looking femur bone. It dated back 7,000 years ago and belonged to some kind of antelope. X-rays ...
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Hip Replacement Recovery
Your new hip is a ball and socket joint where the thigh bone (femur) meets the pelvis. A healthy hip has layers of smooth cartilage that covers the ball-shaped end of the femur and socket-part of the ...
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ANATOMY OF FEMORAL VESSELS IN INFANTS AND GUIDELINES FOR VENOUS CATHETERIZATION
An ultrasound study was performed to formulate and validate guidelines for femoral venous catheterization. 36 infants (2 wk to 20 mo) were evaluated in a supine, straight leg position. The sector ...
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“Bounce at the Bell”: a novel program of short bouts of exercise improves proximal femur bone mass in early pubertal children
We measured bone mineral content (BMC) and bone area at the lumbar spine, total body, and proximal femur. Proximal femur scans were also analysed for bone geometry and structural strength using the ...
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University re-examines 7,000-year-old femur, discovers oldest multi-plant arrow poison
During a 1983 excavation at Kruger Cave in South Africa, archaeologists uncovered the femur bone of an unspecified antelope, which contained three modified bone arrowheads embedded in its marrow ...