Computed tomography determined femoral torsion is not accurate

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 552-554

  Jaarsma, R L ^a   Bruggeman, A W A ^a   Pakvis, D F M ^a   Verdonschot, N ^a   Lemmens, J A M ^a   van Kampen, A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Femoral fractures; Femoral torsion; Rotational malalignment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEMUR MALFORMATION; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

BONE MALALIGNMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 7744245204     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-004-0729-7     Document Type: Article

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