The role of geometry of upper femur on hip fracture in elderly women
- VernacularTitle:股骨上段几何结构在老年妇女髋部骨折发生中的作用
- Author:
Yongzhong WEI
;
Pei LIU
;
Lihua BAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hip fractures;
Osteoporosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
1995;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship of proximal femur geometry and hip fracture in elderly women. Methods We compared proximal femur measurements made from the uninvolved hip of 48 plane anteroposterior pelvis radiographs of elderly women without fracture to those of the contralateral hip in a group of 43 cases with hip fracture. Measurements of Singh index, head diameter(HD), neck diameter(ND), femoral neck length(NL), neck shaft angle(NSA) and cortical thinckness of proximal femur were analyzed. Results The cortical thickness of proximal femur in hip fracture and without hip fracture groups was (10.9?3 1) mm and (13 2?2 9) mm, and the Singh index below Ⅲ? was 86 05% and 66 67%, respectively. No difference in HD,ND,NL and NSA could be demonstrated. Conclusions Singh index and cortical thickness of proximal femur may be used to predict the occurrence of the hip fracture in elderly women.
