A 45-Degree Radiographic Method for Measuring the Neck Shaft Angle and Anteversion of the Femur: A Pilot Study

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 340 - 346
• Main Authors: Teo, Pock Chin, Mohd Kassim, Abdul Yazid, Thevarajan, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2013; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Femur Neck - diagnostic imaging; Femur Neck - surgery; Follow-Up Studies; Fractures; Hip Dislocation, Congenital - diagnostic imaging; Hip Dislocation, Congenital - physiopathology; Hip Dislocation, Congenital - surgery; Humans; Older people; Osteotomy - methods; Pilot Projects; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility of Results; Standard deviation; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; femur neck; radiography; bone anteversion

Purpose. To propose a novel method to measure the neck shaft angle and anteversion of the femur using anteroposterior and 45° oblique radiographs. Methods. Three human subjects were used to verify the 45° oblique method. The true neck shaft angle and anteversion of the femur were determined using co...