bone ultimate force femur biomechanical measurement femur ultimate force 2013-06-27T18:56:21Z A calculated measurement of the force necessary to fracture the femur, the major bone in the upper portion of the hindlimb of quadrupeds or the lower limb of bipeds, under specified conditions and thus a measure of the biomechanical strength of that bone. Bone is the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts. CMO:0001675 Fmax femur JSmith MA:0001359 VT:0010010 clinical_measurement_ontology femur force at failure