Extremities
Radiographic canal-to-diaphysis ratio can help stratify risk factors for hip fracture
By Casey TIngle
Risk factors for hip fracture in the elderly can be stratified through the evaluation of the radiographic canal-to-diaphysis ratio, according to recently published study findings.
Researchers measured the canal-to-diaphysis ratio on plain radiographs in 38 patients with trochanteric hip fracture and compared them to the radiographs of 39 age-matched patients with no hip fracture using the Shapiro-Walk test and likelihood ratio test.