ROTATOR-CUFF TEAR OF THE HIP

Authors
BUNKER TD ESLER CNA LEACH WJ
Citation
Td. Bunker et al., ROTATOR-CUFF TEAR OF THE HIP, Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 79B(4), 1997, pp. 618-620
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Orthopedics
Journal title
Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301620X
Volume
79B
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
618 - 620
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-620X(1997)79B:4<618:RTOTH>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We describe an apparently unreported finding during hip operations: a tear at the insertion of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus, This defe ct may well be known to many surgeons with experience of hip replaceme nt and hemiarthroplasty for fractures of the neck of the femur, but a Medline search has failed to find a previous description. We made a pr ospective study of 50 consecutive patients with fractures of the neck of the femur to quantify the incidence of this condition: 11 (22%) had such a tear.