Posterior Hip Approach
A trauma surgeon is planning to perform a Kocher-Langenbeck approach for fixation of a posterior wall acetabular fracture in a 35-year-old male. The patient is positioned lateral decubitus with the affected side up. Regarding the surgical anatomy and patient positioning for the Kocher-Langenbeck approach:
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Patient positioning options include lateral decubitus (most common for acetabular fractures), prone ...
The skin incision curves from 6cm below the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS), over the greater ...
The gluteus medius muscle is routinely divided during the Kocher-Langenbeck approach; the hip abduct...
The short external rotators (piriformis, gemelli, obturator internus) are identified as the first de...
The greater and lesser sciatic notches are key bony landmarks; the greater sciatic notch contains th...
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