Open AccessThe femoral head–neck contour varies as a function of physeal development
Author(s) -
Anthony Vo,
Paul E. Beaulé,
Marcos Loreto Sampaio,
C Rotaru,
Kawan Rakhra
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bone and joint research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2046-3758
DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.42.2000356
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , femoral head , intraclass correlation , femoral neck , nuclear medicine , population , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , osteoporosis , clinical psychology , psychometrics , environmental health
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the femoral head-neck contour, characterised by the alpha angle, varies with the stage of physeal maturation using MRI evaluation of an asymptomatic paediatric population.
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