Hip Approaches
A 45-year-old patient requires an anterior approach to the hip for acetabular osteotomy. The surgeon plans a Smith-Petersen approach. During dissection, careful attention is paid to protect neurovascular structures while accessing the hip joint through internervous planes. Regarding the Smith-Petersen anterior approach to the hip:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The superficial internervous plane lies between sartorius (femoral nerve) laterally and tensor fasci...
The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) emerges medial to the anterior superior iliac spine, pass...
The superficial interval lies between gluteus medius (femoral nerve) and tensor fasciae latae (obtur...
The ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery crosses between the superficial and de...
Indications include acetabular osteotomy, hip arthrotomy, drainage of septic hip, biopsy of femoral ...
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