Pauwel's angle

Pauwel's angle is the angle between the line of a fracture of the neck of the femur and the horizontal as seen on an anterio-posterior radiograph.[1] Pauwel's angle is named after the German orthopedist Friedrich Pauwels.[2]

Clinical Use

The greater the angle, the more unstable the bone fracture is, and so the worse the prognosis.

Pauwel's Classification

Type Angle
I <30°
II >30°/<70°
III >70° [3]

References

  1. ↑ Joshua Blomberg (3 July 2014). "Femoral Neck Fractures". Orthobullets. Retrieved September 2014.
  2. ↑ "History". Unfallchirurgie Universitätsklinikum Aachen. 2014. Retrieved September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Misinterpretation of Pauwel’s Classification". Bone And Joint. 2014. Retrieved October 2015.
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