Intraoperative measurement of femoral antetorsion using the anterior cortical angle method: A novel use for smartphones

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-35

  Hawi, Nael ^a   Kabbani, Abdul Rahman ^a   O'Loughlin, Padhraig ^b   Krettek, Christian ^a   Citak, Musa ^a   Liodakis, Emmanouil ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anterior cortical angle; Femoral antetorsion; Femoral malrotation; Navigation; Smartphone gyroscope

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; ORTHOPEDICS; SMARTPHONES;

'CURRENT; ANGLE METHOD; ANTERIOR CORTICAL ANGLE; FEMORAL ANTETORSION; FEMORAL MALROTATION; INTRA-OPERATIVE; MEASUREMENTS OF; SMART PHONES; SMARTPHONE GYROSCOPE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

GYROSCOPES;

ANTERIOR CORTICAL ANGLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMORAL ANTETORSION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MOBILE PHONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; OSTEOTOME; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84874991338     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1464     Document Type: Article

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