ADEM TOKPINAR, SEHER YILMAZ, RABİA KURT TOKPINAR, ŞÜKRÜ ATEŞ, MÜCAHİT EMİN KANDUR, MEHTAP NİSARİ
Experimental and Applied Medical Science - 2020;1(3):82-88
It is located between the femur, hip and knee. It is the heaviest, longest and strongest bone in the body. As the age progresses, osteoporosis develops and proximal femur fractures can be seen. Today, hip fractures are among the most common cases. Surgical interventions for the region are quite common. In our study, measurements were made on dry bone with a calliper and proximal femur morphometry was examined in eight parameters. The mean head of femoris diameter was found to be 42.75±6.14 mm in the right femurs and 43.83±4.03 mm in the left femurs. Intertrochanteric line length was measured as 56.78±5.22 mm in the right femurs and 57.65±9.97 mm in the left femurs. The results are similar to the literature. In other studies, it was observed that some parameters related to the proximal femur were not standardized. We think that our study will have an important contribution in standardizing the values obtained in dry bone studies. In addition, head to femoris diameter and neck of femoris length are important parameters in surgical interventions to be performed on the proximal femur. In particular, the length of the neck of femoris is directly related to the design, size and type of the femoral arthroplasty apparatus in surgical intervention in the region. In this respect, we believe that it will contribute to the literature.
