Neck metaphyseal angle guidance in proximal femoral varus osteotomy

Alfred D. Grant; Allan Strongwater; Wallace Lehman; John Nelson; Dan Atar

doi:10.1097/01241398-199010010-00003

Neck metaphyseal angle guidance in proximal femoral varus osteotomy

Alfred D. Grant, Allan Strongwater, Wallace Lehman, John Nelson, Dan Atar

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An angle within the femoral arch is defined, and its line is described in selecting the osteotomy site and the position of the fixation device in performing a femoral varus osteotomy. This neck metaphyseal angle was measured with varying degrees of rotation on seven pediatric femurs; it was also studied on 283 randomly selected hip radiographs. The angle varied 25-40° in 90% of the patients and was not age related. The angle is stable within 5° as long as the landmarks, base of the great trochanter, and medial metaphysis of the femoral neck are definable (0-30° of rotation).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-13
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01241398-199010010-00003
State	Published - 1 Jan 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Center neck axis
Neck metaphyseal angle
Trochanteric medial metaphyseal line
Varus osteotomy proximal femur

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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