title: The medial approach to the hip revisited.
abstract: Several muscular intervals have been described to approach the hip through a medial incision. We studied in detail the original descriptions of these surgical planes and found that several of them are nearly identical. We attempt to clarify the anatomic intervals available to the surgeon in hope of eliminating ambiguity in future reporting.
authors.affiliation: Triangle Orthopaedic Associates, Inc., Durham, NC 27704.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Mallon
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Fitch
mesh_terms: D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods