Eight orthopedic surgeons achieved moderate to excellent reliability measuring the preoperative posterior tilt angle in 50 Garden-I and Garden-II femoral neck fractures

Eight orthopedic surgeons achieved moderate to excellent reliability measuring the preoperative posterior tilt angle in 50 Garden-I and Garden-II femoral neck fractures

Abstract Background Studies of elderly patients with Garden-I and Garden-II femoral neck fractures (FNFs) suggest that a preoperative posterior tilt of the femoral head of at least 20° increases the risk of fixation failure. A recently published treatment algorithm recommended hemiarthroplasty over...

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Main Authors: Filip C. Dolatowski, Sigurd Erik Hoelsbrekken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Femoral neck fracture
Garden-I and Garden-II
Posterior tilt
Reliability
Agreement
Minimal detectable change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0632-x

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