Direct Anterior Approach for Total Hip Arthroplasty
This technique does not include the use of a special traction table (i.e., Hanna table). ▪ Position the patient supine on the operating room table so that the bend of…
Bone Graft Harvest: Tibia, Fibula, Iliac Crest
Removal of a Tibial Graft ▪ To avoid excessive loss of blood, use a tourniquet (preferably pneumatic) when the tibial graft is removed. After removal of the graft, the tourniquet…
Total Hip Arthroplasty: Standard Posterolateral Approach
The posterolateral approach is a modification of the posterior approaches described by Gibson and by Moore. The approach can be extended proximally by osteotomy of the greater trochanter with anterior…
