Contralateral percutaneous adductor tenotomy. An aid to peroperative fluoroscopy in hip fracture fixation.
In 6 elderly patients with femoral neck fractures, contralateral hip disease made lateral fluoroscopy difficult. Percutaneous adductor tenotomy of the contralateral hip facilitated screening of guide-wire placement during the fixation of the fracture.
Walsh
H P
HP
University of Liverpool Department of Orthopaedic, England.
Dorgan
J C
JC
D000368:Aged; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*