What is femoral metadiaphysis?

The metaphysis is the wide portion of the neck

of a long bone between the head or end and the main shaft called

the diaphysis. It is considered to be a part of the growth plate,

the part of the bone that grows during childhood and as it grows,

it hardens or ossifies. The femur is usually the one people talk

about because it is the thigh bone that meets and forms part of the

hip joint. If someone has osteoporosis, it can become weakened and

cracked and require a hip replacement.