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SUBMITTER: Chen JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029180 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Jeffrey W JW Rosinsky Philip J PJ Shapira Jacob J Maldonado David R DR Kyin Cynthia C Lall Ajay C AC Domb Benjamin G BG
Arthroscopy techniques 20200207 2
Management of chondral lesions of the femoral head can be challenging. Previously described approaches include arthroscopic surgery for small lesions and open surgical dislocation for larger lesions. In 2001, Ganz popularized the trochanteric flip osteotomy for surgical dislocation, and this remains the workhorse for treatment of large chondral lesions. However, by using a Smith-Peterson (direct anterior) approach and a femoral head allograft, large lesions may be treated while avoiding both tro ...[more]