Anatomical factors relative to the racial selectivity of femoral neck fracture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8313365 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Norman Aaron Walensky (Georgetown University), Michael P O'Brien (SIL International) |
| Year | 1968 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 93-96 |
| Publication date | 1968-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330280118 |
| PMID | 5652255 |
| OpenAlex | W2016387470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
A comparative racial study of 200 femora from 50 American White and 50 American Negro female skeletons was carried out to determine whether any anatomical differences in femoral from exist between these groups which might account for the racial selectivity of hip fracture, Significant racial differences were found in neck‐shaft angle, angle of inclination and oblique length. Negro females have longer femora, larger neck‐shaft angles and a smaller angle of inclination than have White females. These differences in femoral morphology may, in some measure, contribute to the greater incidence of hip fracture in female Whites
Biology · Composite material · Ethnic group · Femoral neck · Femoral shaft · Femur · Fracture (geology) · Osteoporosis · Racial differences · White (mutation) · Anatomy · Bone health and osteoporosis research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Hip and Femur Fractures · Internal Medicine · Materials Science · Medicine · Orthodontics · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 2017 (38) |
| Highly cited | No |