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To improve preoperative assessment, we analyzed if cortical bone thickness on CT and AP radiographs is associated with clinical parameters of bone quality.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Retrospective single-center study of adult patients presenting at a level-one trauma center, with a DFF between 2011 and 2020. Clinical parameters for bone quality, such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), energy impact level of trauma, and known history of osteoporosis, were assessed. Mean cortical bone thickness (CBTavg) on AP radiograph was determined using a previously published method. Cortical thickness on CT scan was measured at 8 and 14\u00a0cm proximal to the articular surface of the lateral condyle.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>71 patients (46 females) between 20 and 100\u00a0years were included in the study. Cortical thickness determined by CT correlated significantly with CBTavg measurements on AP radiograph (Spearman <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.62 to 0.80; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Cortical thickness was inversely correlated with age (Spearman <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2212\u00a00.341 to \u2212\u00a00.466; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and significantly associated with trauma impact level and history of osteoporosis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The CT-based values showed a stronger correlation with the clinical parameters than those determined by AP X-ray.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Our results showed that cortical thickness of the distal femur correlates with clinical parameters of bone quality and is therefore an excellent tool for assessing what surgical care should be provided. 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