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CC BY 4.0 · VCOT Open 2024; 07(01): e33-e39
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1782533
Original Article

The Effect of the Method of Canal Flare Index Calculation on Femoral Classification in Dogs: An Ex Vivo Study

Beatriz Maia Galetti 
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Caroline Ribeiro Andrade
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Bruno Watanabe Minto 
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Luís Gustavo Gosuen Gonçalves Dias
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Brenda Mendonça Alcântara 
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Ana Carolina Valentim Hespanha 
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Tryssia Scalon Magalhães Moi 
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
,
Letícia Santos Goes
1   Department of Veterinary Clinic and Surgery, School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Funding This study was financially supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
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Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare canal flare index (CFI) values obtained by different intracortical widths in the lesser trochanter and to evaluate their influence on femoral classification.

Methods Femur radiographic images were analysed by three evaluators that calculated the CFI using three different points in the lesser trochanter: proximal, midpoint, and distal.

Results There was no interobserver influence, but there was a difference in the CFI value and femoral classification according to the calculation method. The proximal region presents higher CFI values and only 4% of ‘Stovepipe’ femurs, while the distal region presents lower CFI values and 46% of ‘Stovepipe’ femurs.

Clinical Significance The variation in level of measurement can significantly alter femoral classification, which must be considered when the CFI is used in the surgical planning of total hip arthroplasty.

Keywords

total hip arthroplasty - femur - canal flare index - dogs - ex vivo study


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Eingereicht: 11. Mai 2023

Angenommen: 19. Januar 2024

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. April 2024

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