Open AccessTrochanteric Flip Osteotomy for Cranial Extension and Muscle Protection in Acetabular Fracture Fixation Using a Kocher-Langenbeck Approach
Author(s) -
Klaus A. Siebenrock,
Emanuel Gautier,
Bruce H. Ziran,
Reinhold Ganz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1531-2291
pISSN - 0890-5339
DOI - 10.1097/01.bot.0000202393.63117.20
Subject(s) - medicine , medius , trochanter , heterotopic ossification , greater trochanter , reduction (mathematics) , osteotomy , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , avascular necrosis , anatomy , femoral head , femoral neck , femur , osteoporosis , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , endocrinology , population
To describe the advantages and surgical technique of a trochanteric flip osteotomy in combination with a Kocher-Langenbeck approach for the treatment of selected acetabular fractures.