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Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip pp 185–289Cite as

Technique of Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip

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The vastus lateralis ridge is best palpated with finger tips acting from below upwards. The vastus lateralis ridge is nearly 5 cm distal to the upper level of the trochanter. The skin incision is centred on the vastus lateralis ridge.

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  1. University of Manchester, UK

    Professor Sir John Charnley C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S (Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

  2. Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 9EP, England

    Professor Sir John Charnley C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S (Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

  3. King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex, UK

    Professor Sir John Charnley C.B.E., F.R.S., F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S (Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Honorary Orthopaedic Surgeon, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Charnley, J. (1979). Technique of Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip. In: Low Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67013-8_16

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