Greater trochanteric osteotomy and subtrochanteric osteotomy in primary/revision total hip arthroplasty

Osteotomy of the femur is necessary in some cases of primary/revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure. There are two mainly used femur osteotomy methods in THA: greater trochanteric osteotomy and subtrochanteric osteotomy. Greater trochanteric osteotomy can improve hip exposure, provide great...

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Main Authors: Yuqi Pan, Yunsu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1103689/full