thigh

Also known as upper leg

In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.

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The thigh is the section of your leg that extends from your hip down to your knee. It's an important part of your lower limb that supports movement and helps you walk, run, and stand.

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Key facts

Anatomy.Name: Thigh
Anatomy.Latin: femur
Anatomy.Image: File:Thigh.jpg
Anatomy.Caption: A woman's thighs
Anatomy.Image2: Braus 1921 277.png
Anatomy.Caption2: Cross-section of the thigh showing muscles and bone (latin terminology)

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Research

47,788 papers

Bilateral thigh compartment syndrome following intraoperative pelvic binder reduction of open pelvic fracture: a case report and review of literature.ReviewEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Chung P, Hasegawa IG, Duong AM et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00590-024-04090-7
Thigh Muscle Changes in the ACL-Deficient Knee: A 4-Year Longitudinal MRI Study of 1,207 Patients.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2026Alzobi O, Mohajer B, Fleuriscar J et al.DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.25.00641
Analysis of the Thigh Aesthetic Profiles: One of Physical Ideal Body Proportions.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Nteli Chatzioglou G, Govsa F, Gokmen G et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00266-024-03948-9
Does leg dominance influence anterolateral thigh flap perforators?Microsurgery · 2022Illg C, Krauss S, Rachunek K et al.DOI: 10.1002/micr.30968
Perforator variability in the anterolateral thigh free flap: a systematic review.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2017Smith RK, Wykes J, Martin DT et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00276-016-1802-y
Dermatomyositis: Patterns of MRI findings in muscles, fascia and skin of pelvis and thigh.ReviewEuropean journal of radiology · 2021Spalkit S, Sinha A, Prakash M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109812
Medial thigh lift.Annals of plastic surgery · 1979Schultz RC, Feinberg LADOI: 10.1097/00000637-197905000-00007
Gender-specific relationship between thigh muscle and fat mass and brain amyloid-β positivity.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2022Kang SH, Lee KH, Chang Y et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13195-022-01086-5

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Commons category: Thighs
NCI Thesaurus ID: C33763
name: सक्थि

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Structure
Bones
Muscular compartments
Blood supply
Clinical significance
Society and culture
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In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb.

The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and a modified hinge joint at the knee.