Posterior angulation in trochanteric fractures detected with roentgen stereophotogrammetry.
Roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis has been carried out in 8 patients with trochanteric fracture after fixation with a sliding screw-plate. In 6 of the 8 cases the proximal fragment angulated posteriorly after the operation. Posterior angulation may be an important mode of failure of trochanteric fractures.
Ebbinghaus
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Department of Orthopedics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
Mjöberg
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010780:Photogrammetry / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography