Open AccessOblique osteotomy of the thigh. I. Hass (Zentr. f. Chir., 1927, No. 13)
Author(s) -
A. Alekseeva-Kozmina
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj90608
Subject(s) - femur , coxa vara , anatomy , thigh , medicine , osteotomy , femoral head , oblique case , orthodontics , surgery , philosophy , linguistics
The author recommends this operation in cases of severe coxa vara, where he has used it in 3 patients with complete success; the end of the femur rests in the articular socket under the femoral head, which remains in its usual position.