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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 using special aids.

To stabilize bones or parts of bones, various aids can be used. They can be made of metal or plastic, for example.