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  2. Minimally invasive hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Incisions for hip resurfacing (posterior approach) have been well documented to stretch in excess of 20 cm in length. Hip resurfacing has been described as a more complicated procedure in comparison to hip replacement , and the operative technique described by Derek McMinn FRCS Ed, for posterior hip resurfacing shows operative incision similar ...

  3. Hip arthroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the bony pathology of both cam and pincer impingement Figure 7. A complex labral tear. An arthroscopic probe is seen at the junction of the labrum and acetabular rim. Hip arthroscopy was initially used for the diagnosis of unexplained hip pain, but is now widely used in the treatment of conditions both in and outside the hip joint ...

  4. Thompson and Epstein classification - Wikipedia

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    The Thompson and Epstein classification is a system of categorizing posterior fracture/dislocations of the hip. [1] [2] Classification. Type Description I

  5. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. [1] Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi(half) replacement. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery is generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures.

  6. Surgical incision - Wikipedia

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    Maylard incision – A variation of Pfannenstiel incision is the Maylard incision in which the rectus abdominis muscles are sectioned transversally to permit wider access to the pelvis. [6] The Maylard incision is also called the Mackenrodt incision. The incision in the rectus muscles is performed with the help of cautery, scalpel or surgical ...

  7. Lesser trochanter - Wikipedia

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    The summit and anterior surface of the lesser trochanter are rough, whereas its posterior surface is smooth. [1] From its apex three well-marked borders extend: [2] two of these are above a medial continuous with the lower border of the femur neck; a lateral with the intertrochanteric crest

  8. Hip bone - Wikipedia

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    3D model of human hip bone. The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone and is located below the ilium and behind the pubis. The ischium is the strongest of the three regions that form the hip bone. It is divisible into three portions: the body, the superior ramus, and the inferior ramus. The body forms approximately one-third of ...

  9. Acetabulum - Wikipedia

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    There are three bones of the os coxae (hip bone) that come together to form the acetabulum. Contributing a little more than two-fifths of the structure is the ischium, which provides lower and side boundaries to the acetabulum. The ilium forms the upper boundary, providing a little less than two-fifths of the structure of the acetabulum.