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, cilt.43, ss.18-21, 2013 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 43 Konu: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1207-2
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.18-21

Özet

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.