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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022

Intraoperative method of femoral head central measurement to prevent leg length discrepancy following hemiarthroplasty.

Hongxin Hu, Mei Lin, Xianwei Wu, Yujin Lin, Yijun Lin, Guoli Chen

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hongxin HuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China.
Mei LinThe Third Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Putian, China.
Xianwei WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China.
Yujin LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China.
Yijun LinThe Third Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Putian, China.
Guoli ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to introduce and investigate the safety and efficiency of the intraoperative central measurement method of the femoral head (IM-CMFH) to prevent leg length discrepancies (LLD) after hemiarthroplasty. Methods: Overall, 79 patients aged 75 to 85 years with femoral neck fractures who underwent hemiarthroplasty were divided into two groups: the Control group ( Results: Compared with the control group, the postoperative LLD and FO differences were significantly lower in the IM-CMFH group ( Conclusion: Satisfactory results can be achieved by using the IM-CMFH to prevent LLD following hemiarthroplasty, and there is no increase in operative time, hemoglobin loss, or postoperative complications. This technique is efficient for hemiarthroplasties and is both simple and convenient.

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femoral neck fracturefemoral offsethemiarthroplastyintraoperative method of femoral head central measurementleg length discrepancy

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PMID36684157
PMCPMC9859662
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