Cortical bone thickness on preoperative CT scans as predictor of bone quality in distal femur fractures: a retrospective study in Caucasians.
Calvin M HuppkeHendrik FahlbuschKarl-Heinz FroschMatthias KrauseFidelius von Rehlingen-PrinzPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Our results showed that cortical thickness of the distal femur correlates with clinical parameters of bone quality and is therefore an excellent tool for assessing what surgical care should be provided. Interestingly, our findings indicate that cortical thickness on CT is more strongly correlated with clinical data than AP radiograph measurements.
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