Minimally invasive anterolateral approach to the hip: Risk to the superior gluteal nerve

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-89

  Ince, Akif ^a   Kemper, Max ^a   Waschke, Jens ^b   Hendrich, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Orthopädisches Krankenhaus Schloss Werneck   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; FEMUR; GLUTEUS MEDIUS; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE; NERVE INJURY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUPERIOR GLUTEAL NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE;

BUTTOCKS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 34147112775     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670610013466     Document Type: Article

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