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Early Roentgenological Grading of Femoral Shortening is Correlated to the Late Outcome after Femoral Neck Fractures
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Hernefalk, L. Granstrom, P. Messner, K. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | Using orthoradiography, the distance between the centre of the femoral head and the intercondylar notch was assessed at regular intervals in 144 patients who were followed for a 2-year period after osteosynthesis of a femoral neck fracture. Late complications, such as segmental collapse and non-union, occurred in 27% of the patients. The degree of femoral shortening was significantly correlated to the incidence of late complications. At 1 month, femoral shortening of more than 5 mm was observed in 85% of patients who developed late complications, and in only 5% of patients without such complications. Thus, the observation of a shortening of more than 5 mm predicted a greater than 6-fold increase of the incidence of late complications. The prognostic accuracy of this observation 1 month after treatment was 92%. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/02841859509177625?needAccess=true |
| Ending Page | 236 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 233 |
| ISSN | 02841851 |
| e-ISSN | 16000455 |
| DOI | 10.3109/02841859509177625 |
| Journal | Acta Radiologica |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Acta Radiologica Orthopedics Femur, Fractures Pseudoarthrosis, Necrosis Prediction, Complications |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Radiological and Ultrasound Technology |
