femur biomechanical measurement femoral neck biomechanical measurement 2013-06-27T16:15:57Z A calculated value resulting from a quantification of the action of forces on or related to the femoral neck, the heavy column of bone connecting the head and the shaft of the femur, the major bone in the upper portion of the hindlimb of quadrupeds or the lower limb of bipeds. Bone is the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts. CMO:0001666 JSmith clinical_measurement_ontology