femur biomechanical measurement femur midshaft biomechanical measurement 2013-06-27T16:17:13Z A calculated value resulting from a quantification of the action of forces on or related to the midshaft of the femur, the major bone in the upper portion of the hindlimb of quadrupeds or the lower limb of bipeds, when the measurement is made at a point midway between the two ends of the bone. Bone is the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts. CMO:0001667 JSmith MA:0001359 clinical_measurement_ontology