Anatomy of the greater trochanteric 'bald spot': A potential portal for abductor sparing femoral nailing?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 466, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2196-2200

  Gardner, Michael J ^a   Robertson, William J ^b   Boraiah, Sreevathsa ^b   Barker, Joseph U ^b   Lorich, Dean G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BONE; CADAVER; COMPUTER; COXALGIA; FEMALE; FEMORAL NAILING; FEMUR; FEMUR GREATER TROCHANTER; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SUBGLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNOVIAL BURSA; TENDON; DISSECTION; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MALE; TENDONS;

EID: 50649084339     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-008-0217-4     Document Type: Article

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