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. 2010 May 18;468(12):3371–3376. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1386-5

Table 2.

Cortical and medullary canal widths of femurs according to classification of Hartofilakidis et al.*

Level Cortical width (mm) Medullary width (mm)
C1 (mean ± SD, mm) C2 (mean ± SD, mm) p Value C1 (mean ± SD, mm) C2 (mean ± SD, mm) p Value
AP 2 35.0 ± 5.1 36.0 ± 5.5 0.651 28.8 ± 5.2 32.3 ± 5.2 0.119
AP CLT 30.2 ± 4.2 30.2 ± 3.1 0.988 20.8 ± 4.6 21.6 ± 4.0 0.609
AP −2 26.6 ± 2.8 26.6 ± 2.7 0.940 16.5 ± 2.6 17.1 ± 3.5 0.593
AP −4 24.9 ± 2.8 26.1 ± 2.7 0.244 14.2 ± 2.3 14.7 ± 2.6 0.588
AP −10 25.9 ± 1.8 26.9 ± 3.2 0.441 13.1 ± 2.4 14.0 ± 3.6 0.575

* Types C1 and C2 hips (lateral view); values are expressed as mean ± SD; CLT = center of the lesser trochanter.