ANTEVERSION OF THE FEMORAL-NECK - COMPARISON OF METHODS OF MEASUREMENT IN PATIENTS

Orthopaedists and anatomists have long been interested in the angle of anteversion of the femoral neck. Excessive anteversion is thought to be particularly important in congenital dislocation of the hip, Legg-Perthes disease, cerebral palsy, and in-toeing gait. Several techniques for measuring femoral torsion in children are in use, but no comparison of these techniques with regard to their comparative accuracy, reproducibility, radiation dosage, and ease of use has been reported. Such a study is reported here.