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The trabeciilae l>'ing between the anterior part of the shaft 

 and the prolongation of the posterior portion of the shaft are 

 thin and wide-spaced. Those lying in the space occupied by the 

 lesser trochanter are thin and more closely spaced, and are 

 parallel to the longitudinal axis of the femur. The latter are 



Fig. 23 Sagittal mid-section of iipixT foniiir. This is taken from a dis- 

 secting-room specimen of normal structure. The sagittal mid-section of the 

 lower end of this femur is shown in figure 26. (Natural size.) 



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