Estimating femoral nail length in bilateral comminuted fractures using fibular and femoral head referencing

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Tarih

2007

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Yayıncı

Injury

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

Objective: Femoral nail length can be estimated preoperatively by several methods, but this usually requires an intact contralateral femur. The aim of this study was to determine an alternative method using fibula and femoral head as references. Materials and methods: Digital radiographic views of the lower limbs of 102 healthy volunteers were used to compare femoral medullary length with the sum of fibular length and transverse head diameter. Results: Femoral medullary length and the estimated length were highly correlated (r = 0.942, p < 0.0001). Paired samples t-testing has produced a high significance ( p < 0.002). Conclusion: The formula provides a simple and accurate estimation of femoral medullary length, and may be used in nailing, particularly of bilateral comminuted femoral fractures. # 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Açıklama

Injury, Int. J. Care Injured (2007) 38, 984—987

Anahtar Kelimeler

Femoral, Antrophometry, Femoral fracture, Femoral length, Intramedullary nai, Preoperative

Kaynak

Injury

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Cilt

38

Sayı

8

Künye

H. M. Karakaş And A. Harma, “Estimating Femoral Nail Length İn Bilateral Comminuted Fractures Using Fibular And Femoral Head Referencing,” Injury, Vol. 38, No. 8, Pp. 984–987, Aug. 2007.