Open AccessEvaluation of Arm Length as a New Upper Limb Anthropometric Method for Preoperative Estimation of Tibial Intramedullary Nail Length
Author(s) -
Amit Sharma,
Siddhartha Sinha,
Sumit Gupta,
Anand Gupta,
Amit Narang,
Padmanee Sharma,
Rajesh Kumar Kanojia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction/strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1828-8936
pISSN - 1828-8928
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1520
Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , anthropometry , nail (fastener) , orthodontics , repeatability , tibia , orthopedic surgery , nuclear medicine , surgery , mathematics , statistics , materials science , metallurgy
To assess the use of arm length (AL) for the estimation of tibial nail length preoperatively and compare its accuracy to various established upper and lower limb anthropometric parameters.