Amount of lateral cortex loss in the femur while inserting a DHS-plate

Aytekin M. N., Kucukdurmaz F., ESMER A. F., Saglam N., Akpinar F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.43, no.1, pp.18-21, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1207-2
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.18-21
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: Although many anatomic, morphologic, and radiologic studies have been carried out for the femur as for all other bones of the skeletal system, we could not find any morphometric study to guide orthopedic surgeons on dynamic hip screw-plate (DHS-plate) applications of the proximal femur.