Surgical Technique for the Repair of Tears to the Gluteus Medius and Minimus Tendons of the Hip by...

Surgical Technique for the Repair of Tears to the Gluteus Medius and Minimus Tendons of the Hip

by Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies

JBJS Essent Surg TechVolume 4(2):e11June 11, 2014

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

A cadaveric dissection demonstrating the anatomy of the gluteus medius.

Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2014;4:e11

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A cadaveric dissection demonstrating the anatomy of the gluteus minimus, as viewed looking caudally from a cephalad position.

Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2014;4:e11

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The classification system for tears of the hip abductors for the right and left hips.

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A drawing demonstrating the appearances of the various grades of tears in a right hip, showing their progression.

Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2014;4:e11

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A cadaveric dissection demonstrating the anatomy of the superior gluteal neurovascular (NV) bundle.

Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2014;4:e11

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Two illustrations of the insertion sites of the gluteus medius.

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Repair of a Grade-IV tear in a right hip.

Joseph F. Davies, and Dana M. Davies JBJS Essent Surg Tech 2014;4:e11

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.