Roentgenographic Study on Shape and Size of the Femoral Head of Normal Korean Adults
10.4055/jkoa.1995.30.3.607
- Author:
Young Jae BAE
;
Ki Ser KANG
;
Suk Kee TAE
;
Yung Bok JUNG
;
Han Jun LEE
;
Whui Jae JIN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Femoral Head Diameter;
Offset;
Position
- MeSH:
Adult;
Arthroplasty;
Female;
Femur;
Femur Neck;
Head;
Hip Joint;
Humans;
Male
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1995;30(3):607-611
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to provide the basic data about the hip joint arthroplasty, we measured the femoral head diameter, offset and position in normal 150 males and 150 females using a standardized roentgenographic technique that provided views perpendicular to the plane of the femoral neck in which the focus centered on the lesser trochanter of the femur. We obtained 11.4% of magnification rate by comparing the real size of femoral marker with radiologic size. The result of this study are as following: The mean femoral head diameter was 46.4 ±4.1mm in male and 45.1±3.8mm in female. The mean femoral head offset was 39.2±4.8mm in male and 37.8±4.6mm in female. The mean femoral head position was 48.9±3.2mm in male and 47.6±3.6mm in female.
