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Collegium antropologicum, Vol. 33 No. 1, 2009.

Original scientific paper

A New Tibial Torsiometer Applicable to Clinical Practice

Branko Šestan ; Orthopaedic University Hospital Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
Gordan Gulan ; Orthopaedic University Hospital Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
Anton Tudor ; Orthopaedic University Hospital Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
Damir Miletić ; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Centre »Rijeka«, Rijeka, Croatia
Tomislav Prpić ; Orthopaedic University Hospital Lovran, Lovran, Croatia
Ivan Rakovac ; Orthopaedic University Hospital Lovran, Lovran, Croatia

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Abstract

This study evaluated a new tibial torsiometer that is universally applicable to all limb sizes and requires no special training, jigs, or radiographic equipment. To compare the reliability of measurements obtained with the torsiometer, 160 tibias were evaluated with both the torsiometer and computed tomography. Results for both methods were identical in 51 tibias, within 1° in 66 tibias, and within 2° in 43 tibias. The difference between the two methods was not significantly different. No significant differences were found among examiners. This device should prove to be useful for the quantification of tibial torsion.

Keywords

tibial torsion; computed tomography; measurements; torsiometer

Hrčak ID:

39528

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/39528

Publication date:

1.3.2009.

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