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'long bone' is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It can refer to any large bone in the body that is longer than it is wide. For example, "The femur is the longest long bone in the human body."
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long bone
noun
Any of the relatively slender bones of the upper and lower extremities.
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Long bone fracture is common in traumatic osteopathic patients.
Then came an entree that perplexed us, a pale slab of meat with one long bone.
I fractured the humerus (the long bone in the upper arm) while visiting a restaurant.
Internal structure of a human long bone, with a magnified cross section of the interior.
As a result, the cartilage, becomes thinner, and the long bone.
Long bone fractures are primarily treated with internal fixation devices, and intramedullary (IM) nails are the most commonly used.
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Comparison of cyclic loading versus constant compression in the treatment of long-bone fractures in rabbits.
The fixation of fractured bones using bone plates is a popular method for healing long-bone fractures.
Eleven patients sustained associated long-bone fractures.
Two hundred and twenty open long-bone fractures were reviewed.
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