Preoperative CT improves the assessment of stability in trochanteric hip fractures

Preoperative CT improves the assessment of stability in trochanteric hip fractures

Aims: To investigate if preoperative CT improves detection of unstable trochanteric hip fractures. Methods: A single-centre prospective study was conducted. Patients aged 65 years or older with trochanteric hip fractures admitted to Stavanger University Hospital (Stavanger, Norway) were consecutiv...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Woldeyesus, Jan-Erik Gjertsen, Ingvild Dalen, Terje Meling, Mehdi Behzadi, Knut Harboe, Ane Djuv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2024-06-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:
trochanteric fractures
hip fracture
trauma
ct
reliability
ao/ota
evans jensens
modified nakano
classification
trochanteric hip fracture
trochanteric hip fractures
radiographs
trochanter
orthopaedic trauma
unstable fractures
prospective study
consultant orthopaedic surgeons
operating surgeons
intertrochanteric fracture
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.56.BJO-2023-0177.R1

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.56.BJO-2023-0177.R1

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