Open AccessPredicting the Anatomical Location of Neck of Femur Fractures in Osteoporotic Geriatric Indian Population
Author(s) -
M R Thirunthaiyan,
Kaustav Mukherjee,
Tkr Prashanth,
D R Kumar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
malaysian orthopaedic journal/malaysian orthopaedic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2232-111X
pISSN - 1985-2533
DOI - 10.5704/moj.2203.015
Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , osteoporosis , femur , pelvis , coronal plane , orthodontics , femoral neck , dentistry , radiology , surgery
Neck of femur fractures are quite common fractures in the elderly. Though a lot is spoken about the various modes of management of these fractures across different age groups, hardly any literary support mentioning their distribution, location and pattern can be found. In this study, we aim to find whether the Singh index, as a marker of osteoporosis on digital radiographs, can predict the location of neck of femur fractures in the elderly population.