Double-duty angle guide.
This paper describes a new design of angle guide based on anatomical studies of the upper end of the femur. The correct neck shaft angle and the angle of femoral anteversion are obtained, and the guide wire is placed in the centre of the neck at the first attempt.
Karas
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Laboratorium für Experimentelle Chirurgie, Schweizer Forschungsinstitut, Davos, Switzerland.
D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male