Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Fig. 1 Referred muscle pain from somatic and visceral sources (From Giamberardino M in Encyclopedia of Pain, SpringerReference, 2013 [23]) Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor The pelvic floor complex consists…
Surgical Approach for Periacetabular Osteotomy
Fig. 1 Overview of skin incision and the underlying muscles (Figure taken with permission from “Periacetabular osteotomy in the treatment of severe acetabular dysplasia. Surgical technique.” Clohisy JC, Barrett SE,…
Hip Avascular Necrosis: Overview
Traumatic/direct injury Femoral neck/head fracture Hip dislocation Slipped capital femoral epiphysis Nontraumatic Corticosteroid use Alcohol abuse Idiopathic Sickle cell disease Caissons disease Systemic lupus erythematosus Cushing disease Organ…
Nerve Injuries Around the Hip
Injury to peripheral nerves can be broken down into two pathologic changes: damage to the myelin or damage to the axon (i.e., Wallerian degeneration). In demyelination, destruction of the myelin…
Clinical Biomechanics of the Hip Joint
Fig. 1 Near-infrared motion capture camera (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd., Oxford, UK) Kinetic analysis at a basic level can involve drawing a free body diagram to estimate two-dimensional forces during…
Surgical Technique: Open Hip Dislocation, Open Reduction, and Internal Fixation
Fig 1 A 36-year-old female presented with a traumatic right hip fracture-dislocation, with a large, displaced intra-articular femoral head fracture (a). CT scan demonstrated the complex fracture pattern (b). Using…
Coxa Saltans: Iliopsoas Snapping and Tendonitis
Fig. 1 The iliopsoas tendon is formed from a confluence of the psoas and iliacus muscles at the level of the inguinal ligament. However, at the inguinal ligament level where…
Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Cartilage Lesions: General Concepts and Basic Science
Fig. 1 Autologous mesenchymal stem cell concentrate: (a) autologous bone marrow autograft, (b) centrifugation process with a single spin, and (c) layer separation by a density filter and identification of…
Acetabular Protrusion and Surgical Technique
Protrusion in young adults without OA Deformities Treatment (i) Global overcoverage Rim trim ± labral refixation/reconstruction (ii) High trochanter Neck lengthening + trochanteric advancement (iii) High fossa with negative roof…
Hip Anatomy
Fig. 1 Normal hip anatomy. Fat-suppressed T1-weighted coronal (a, b), sagittal (c, d), and axial oblique (e) images with intra-articular gadolinium. (a, b) The normal triangular-shaped labrum is shown by…
