Surgical Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement: Evaluation of the Effect of the Size of the Resection

by Rodrigo M. Mardones, Carlos Gonzalez, Qingshan Chen, Mark Zobitz, Kenton R. Kaufman, and Robert T. Trousdale

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 88(1 suppl 1):84-91

March 1, 2006

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Diagram of the right hip in the lateral position.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

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Diagram of the right hip.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Diagram of the right hip with the leg rotated and the hip flexed, exposing the anterior capsule between the gluteus minimus and the piriformis muscles.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Diagram of the right hip with complete dislocation, providing full access to the proximal aspect of the femur and the acetabulum.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Intraoperative fluoroscopic images of a hip in flexion before (left) and after resection osteochondroplasty (right).

Rodrigo M. Mardones et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2006;88:84-91

©2006 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.