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SUBMITTER: Kizaki K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6123172 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kizaki Kazuha K Yamashita Fumiharu F Funakoshi Noboru N Uchida Soshi S
Arthroplasty today 20171208 3
The possible increased risk of dislocation with a posterior approach for femoral hemiarthroplasty is attributed to disruption of the posterior soft-tissue structures, including the posterior capsular ligament structure and short external rotators of the hip. In this surgical technical note, we demonstrate the surgical technique for shoelace suturing of the external rotators and the capsule with use of ULTRATAPE. After prosthesis stem insertion, shoelace suturing using ULTRATAPE was performed bet ...[more]