Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 1 (a–c) (a) Line drawing showing the reflected (indirect) head of the rectus femoris spanning over the defect of the acetabulum. Note its “Y” attachment to the direct head…

Fig. 1 CT AP view of type I AIIS variant in a left hip. There is a smooth ilium wall between the caudad level of the AIIS and the acetabular…

Fig. 1 (a, b) Anteroposterior radiograph of the left hip reveals evidence of a crossover sign (dashed line) and low AIIS in Fig. 1a indicating acetabular retroversion. Figure 1b after…

Fig. 1 T-capsulotomy perpendicular to interportal capsulotomy Fig. 2 Interval of the iliofemoral ligament between gluteus minimus (*) and iliocapsularis (#) Fig. 3 Vertical incision through the iliofemoral ligament (IFL)…

Fig. 1 Three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction of left hip with prominent cam lesion as cause of femoroacetabular impingement. Note the loss of offset of typical anterosuperior location of femoral head-neck…

Fig. 1 An articular cartilage lesion at the chondral labral junction (arrow). The overall size of the lesion was decreased by the rim trimming Fig. 2 After debridement of deficient…

Fig. 1 Normal anatomy of hamstring origin on ischium (a) Cadaveric dissection of the ischium in a right hip, viewed from the posterior aspect (Note the everted tendon of the…

Fig. 1 The patient is placed in the lateral decubitus position with posts or beanbag. Surgical prep should extend from above iliac crest and include entire operative extremity (Copyright Thomas…

Fig. 1 MRA image of a left hip reveals disruption of the posterior acetabulum (arrow). This was initially interpreted as a posterior labral tear but actually represents a posterior rim…

Fig. 1 The patient is positioned as distal on the table as allowable to facilitate two teams, one approaching and preparing the hip and one harvesting the fibula The hip…