Tenotomy of the Gluteus Maximus in Total Hip Arthroplasty with Prevention of Sciatic Nerve Injury
Abstract The authors report a single case of complex primary hip total arthroplasty in a 34-yearold female patient with a 5.5 cm lower limb dysmetria, in whom a maximum gluteus tenotomy was performed in order to prevent sciatic nerve injury. The surgery was performed under electroneurophysiological...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162019000200206&lng=en&tlng=en |