Cross-hip x-ray view for proximal femoral osteotomies.
Placement of the blade-plate chisel into the femoral neck can be challenging at times, due to patient positioning and imaging issues. We describe a technique of intraoperative visualization of the femoral neck and head for safer placement of the hardware.
Arkader
Alexandre
A
Orthopedic Oncology Program, Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. aarkader@chla.usc.edu
Davidson
Richard S
RS
D001860:Bone Plates; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography