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A Reigstad

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Evaluation of the Dunlap/Rippstein method for determination of femoral neck angles.

The accuracy of the Dunlap method, as modified by Rippstein, for measuring the femoral neck angles was evaluated using adult bodies. The results were correlated to measurements on the dissected femurs. The Dunlap/Rippstein method correlated well with the determinations made in the specimens. The accuracy of the method was within +/- 7 degrees for the anteversion angle and within -5 to +9 degrees for the head-neck-shaft angle.

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Femoral anteversion measured by the Dunlap/Rippstein and Norman methods.

Measurements of femoral anteversion obtained with the Dunlap/Rippstein method in adults were compared with measurements using the Norman method. By definition, different angles are measured by the two methods. The Norman method gave angles for the femoral anteversion which were on average 12.8 degrees higher than those obtained with the Dunlap/Rippstein method, and the methods correlated poorly. It is concluded that measurements of femoral anteversion with these methods do not accurately reflect each other.

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