CT-based micromotion analysis for tracking fracture displacement and fragment movement in trochanteric hip fractures: an agreement study
Henrik ÅBERG, Mari HÄNNI, Olof SANDBERG, Kenneth B JONSSON · 2026
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Henrik Åberg and co-authors test a precise way to track broken hip bones in this 2026 study. Flat X-ray pictures can understate how far fragments of a hip fracture have shifted in three dimensions, which matters when judging a repair.
Fifteen patients with fractures near the top of the thigh bone received CT scans before and after surgery and at follow-up; twelve had complete sets. The CT-based motion analysis repeated measurements to within less than a millimetre. It showed the initial shift was large, surgery cut it sharply, and fragments then moved only slightly as they healed, mostly by shortening. The method looks reliable for follow-up checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Henrik ÅBERG, Mari HÄNNI, Olof SANDBERG, Kenneth B JONSSON |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34344 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |