Morphometric Study of the Proximal Femur Extremity in Brazilians

Brazilian populational aging besides higher life expectancy has increased the incidence of proximal femoral fractures. Treatment of those fractures uses implants which are based in measurements performed in caucasians, including the 135 degrees cervical-diaphyseal angle. Knowing femoral morphometry...

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Main Authors: de Sousa,Eduardo Branco, Fernandes,Rodrigo Mota Pacheco, Mathias,Marcelo Bezerra, Rodrigues,Mauro Roberto, Ambram,Albert James, Babinski,Marcio Antonio
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2010
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000300027
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