Morphometric Study of the Proximal Dry Femur and Its Potential Application in Prosthesis Designing in Tanzania (original) (raw)

Tanzania Medical Journal, 2020

Abstract

Background Total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplast are currently common procedures in our setting, Subluxation and periprosthetic facture of the femur has been reported. This can be linked to undersize and oversize of the prosthesis since most of these prosthetics are western standardized. This is partly because of lacking data of the size of the proximal femur. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint. Knowledge about the different diameters of the head, neck and length of femur is essential in orthopedic surgery and radiology and forensic medicine. These normative values are essential for plastic and reconstructive surgeons in their reconstruction and medical rehabilitation. However, the anatomical and anthropological statistical analysis of femoral anthropometry among different populations reveals a great variation for all human races. The present study aimed at determining morphometric measurements of proximal femur among ...

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