Fig. 1 Greater trochanteric bursa injection. The needle is inserted perpendicular to the skin and directed at the point of maximal tenderness at the greater trochanter (GT) Gluteus Medius Tendon…
Fig. 1 A guide wire is passed through the lateral femoral cortex into the necrotic area of the femoral head. The starting point should not be distal to the lesser…
Fig. 1 Stulberg IV hip that is not amenable to arthroscopic intervention. Clinical symptoms of greater trochanteric impingement. Note the amount of bone that would need to be removed to…
Radiographic measurement Normal range Dysplastic hip Miscellaneous Lateral center-edge angle 25–50° <20° AP radiograph Anterior center-edge angle 24–45° <20° False profile Acetabular angle 33–38° >42° AP radiograph Tönnis angle <10°…
Fig. 1 Varus derotation intertrochanteric osteotomy. The patient is a 28-year-old female with left hip pain for over 2 years. The left leg is 1.5 cm long. The left leg…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
