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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 4/2015

01-04-2015 | CORR Insights

CORR Insights®: Can Femoral Rotation Be Localized and Quantified Using Standard CT Measures?

Author: Christof Radler, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 4/2015

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The introduction and wide availability of CT enables us to directly measure femoral anteversion and tibial torsion. However, there is ongoing controversy regarding what to measure, where to measure, and even why to measure. …
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Metadata
Title
CORR Insights®: Can Femoral Rotation Be Localized and Quantified Using Standard CT Measures?
Author
Christof Radler, MD
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-4051-6

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