Fluoroscopy in measurement of femoral neck anteversion.
Fluoroscopy for determination of femoral neck anteversion was evaluated in 24 patients (48 hips) aged 5 to 15 years. The measurements of the anteversion angle of the femoral neck obtained by the fluoroscopic method were compared with those determined by the biplanar method of Dunlap/Rippstein. It is concluded that fluoroscopy incorporates errors to such a degree that the method is not reliable for clinical work.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D008722:Methods; D014102:Torsion Abnormality