Hip Approaches
A 72-year-old woman with a displaced intracapsular femoral neck fracture is scheduled for hemiarthroplasty. The surgical team plans to use the posterior (Moore/Southern) approach. The registrar is asked about the anatomical layers and key structures encountered during this approach. Regarding the posterior approach to the hip:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The posterior approach utilizes the interval between gluteus maximus (inferior gluteal nerve) and th...
The short external rotators from superior to inferior are: piriformis, superior gemellus, obturator ...
The sciatic nerve always passes inferior to the piriformis muscle; the medial circumflex femoral art...
Structures at risk during posterior approach include: sciatic nerve (posterior retraction, protect t...
The short external rotators are divided near their insertion on the greater trochanter (piriformis a...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option