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Cross-Hip X-ray View for Proximal Femoral Osteotomies
Am J Orthop. 2009 June;38(6):306-307
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Alexandre Arkader, MD, and Richard S. Davidson, MD
Dr. Arkader is the Director of the Orthopedic Oncology Program, Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Davidson is Orthopaedic Surgeon, Division of Orthopaedics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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.