Preoperative CT improves the assessment of stability in trochanteric hip fractures.

Thomas A Woldeyesus Jan-Erik Gjertsen Ingvild Dalen Terje MelingMehdi BehzadiKnut Harboe Ane Djuv

Published in: Bone & joint open (2024)

A preoperative CT of trochanteric fractures increased detection of unstable fractures using the AO/OTA and EVJ classification systems. Compared to radiographs, CT improved intra-rater reliability when assessing fracture stability and detecting large posterolateral trochanter major fragments.

Keyphrases

image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
patients undergoing
positron emission tomography
machine learning
magnetic resonance imaging
deep learning
total hip arthroplasty
sensitive detection