there are 2 trochanters (greater and lesser) both are prominences found on the upper aspect of the femur (thigh bone) between the shaft and neck. Strong muscles attach here to move the leg in certain directions
Greater trochanter
The femur is the long bone of the leg. The two large processes of the proximal femur are the greater and lesser trochanter.
The greater trochanter is attached to the lesser trochanter by large tendons.
Many: trochanter, tubercle or tuberosity.
Femur-the thigh bone.
the greater trochanter
The trochanter is part of the femur (thigh bone) that is connected to the hip bone in a human. It can refer to the greater trochanter, the lesser trochanter or the third trochanter.
greater trochanter and lesser trochanter
Trochanter. A large, rough projection.trochanter
Trochanter
Just the femur has a trochanter. It has a greater and a lesser trochanter. They give depth and stability to the joint.
The trochanter is a bone feature of the tibia, it interacts with the femur. Its function is to aid in the stability of the knee joint.First there are two trochanters. most simply called the Greater(the larger of the two) Trochanter and the Lesser(smaller of the two) Trochanter. Most of the time the "bump" you feel on the outside of your hip/upper leg is the Greater Trochanter. As with most "bumps' on bones ,the trochanters serves as anchor attachments for the muscles in hip/leg/buttock area. Among those muscles that insert to the Greater trochanter are the the Gluteus Minimus. Gluteus Medius, and Prirformis among others. Hope this helps