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The lower section of your femur has been surgically stabilized.

The femur has an upper, middle and lower section. The lower section of the femur is connected to the lower leg bones by the knee joint.

The femur can be stabilized if it gets broken. The lower end of your femur in the growth plate may also have moved in relation to the rest of your femur. In children and adolescents the bone’s growth stems from the growth plates. There are growth plates in the long bones in the arms and legs, and the long bones in the hands and feet. There is a growth plate at each end of these bones.

First of all, the fragments of your femur were put back in their normal place. The site concerned was then joined together and stabilized within the bone using one or more long pins.

The purpose of the long pins is to stabilize the femur from within. To achieve this, they are inserted into the space inside the bone. The long nails are inserted through bones and join these bones together. Joints, for example, can be temporarily reinforced like this.