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Study on the predictive value of femoral head HU values in hip fractures

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  • Wenjie Qin

  • Jiangyun Liao

  • Jianwen Cheng

  • July 2, 2026

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    The study analyzed 234 patients with femoral neck fractures and intertrochanteric femoral fractures using preoperative CT Hounsfield Unit values.

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    Hounsfield Unit values could not differentiate between femoral neck fractures and intertrochanteric femoral fractures.

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    Unstable intertrochanteric fractures had significantly lower Hounsfield Unit values compared to stable intertrochanteric fractures.

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    Male patients exhibited significantly higher Hounsfield Unit values than female patients in the study.

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    Hounsfield Unit values showed high specificity but low sensitivity for predicting intertrochanteric fracture stability.

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