The standard method is to jam a tool into the thighbone with a hand-held mallet.
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A decade later, the first reports of unusual thighbone fractures began to surface.
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These fractures occur just below the hip joint and in the long part of the thighbone.
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In addition to the head trauma, she broke her jaw, elbow and thighbone.
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A child with a thighbone fracture may also have other serious injuries.
From the sciencedaily.com
The bullet that hit his left leg in November shattered his upper thighbone in three places.
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A 7-inch tumor was embedded in the 6-foot-2 writer's left thighbone.
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To begin, the researchers removed several tiny chips, from the fossil's thighbone and shinbone.
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Take your child to the emergency room right away if you think he or she has a broken thighbone.
From the sciencedaily.com
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Femur: the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
The femur, or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the body) bone of the leg in vertebrates capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals, birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as frogs. ...