Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 1 (a) Plain radiographs are based on a point-shaped x-ray source and a conical projection. Therefore, distortion of the anatomy is unavoidable. Typically, the more anterior an object is…

Fig. 1 (a) In an anteverted acetabulum, the posterior rim (red line) is projected laterally to the anterior rim (blue line) and both converge towards the cranio-lateral edge of the…

Fig. 1 X-ray of a patient that was shot in the buttock region. A previous surgeon attempted a bullet removal from an open posterior approach. This was unsuccessful. The bullet…

Fig. 1 The vascular supply to the femoral head There is no true internervous, intervascular, or intramuscular plane in the posterolateral approach. The gluteus maximus, which is split in line…

Fig. 1 Diagram of the pubic symphysis demonstrating the midline fibrocartilage disk in red and the anteroinferior arcuate ligament in green. Reproduced with permission from Springer [17] The pubic symphysis…

Bone marrow replacing disease processes, such as Gaucher’s disease [5] Dysbaric disorders, such as decompression sickness (Caisson’s disease, aka the “bends”) Systemic lupus erythematosus [6] Inflammatory bowel disease History of…

Hip Outcome Score (HOS) The Hip Outcome Score (HOS) was specifically developed for younger more active patients between the ages of 13 and 66 years [22]. The HOS is a…

Fig. 1 The labral defect is identified and defined. A stump of native labrum is left to either side of the defect if possible to allow for anastomosis of the…

Fig. 1 The wave or carpet sign (Source: Mr. Giles Stafford) Fig. 2 Stable labrum (Source: Mr. Giles Stafford) Fig. 3 Arthroscopic knife gaining access to delaminated cartilage (Source: Mr….

Fig. 1 The borders of the subgluteal space. (a) Cadaveric dissection of a right subgluteal space, visualized from posterior. Note the entrance of the sciatic nerve just below the piriformis…