The small fragment seemed a portion of one of the lumbar vertebrae-the other the head of the os femoris-but they were both so far gone that it was impossible to say definitely whether they belonged to the body of a male or female.
"Desperate Remedies"
Thomas Hardy
The tendon of the quadriceps femoris, at once drew the patella at least two inches above its normal position.
"Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society"
Joseph Bradford Cox
Os femoris-the thigh bone.
"The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III)"
Philip Freneau