Sterile electromyographic monitoring during hip and pelvis surgery.
Electromyographic (EMG) monitoring is often desirable in hip and pelvis surgery. This paper describes a technique that allows sterile EMG monitoring of an extremity while still permitting hip motion or dislocation during the operative procedure.
McGrory
B J
BJ
Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Trousdale
R T
RT
D001207:Asepsis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000601:surgery*