Origami in dynamic hip screw surgery.
The insertion of a dynamic hip screw requires assessment of the native angle of the femoral neck. The two commonly used angles of DHS insertion are 135 and 150 degrees. We present a simple way of judging whether a 135 or 150 degrees angle plate is more suitable in the preoperative plan by using one or two sheets of A4 or letter paper, respectively.
Auyeung
Jeff
J
Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK. jeffauyeung@hotmail.com
Thomas
Osmond
O
D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans