Intraoperative determination of the risky angles and safe distances for preventing deep femoral artery injury during proximal femoral nailing for hip fractures in Asian people

• Takehiro Kaneoka,
• Takashi Imagama,
• Manabu Yamamoto

Affiliations

Takehiro Kaneoka

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokuyama Central Hospital, 1-1, Kouda, Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan

Takashi Imagama

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Manabu Yamamoto

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokuyama Central Hospital, 1-1, Kouda, Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan