Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4081625 | Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research | 2013 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryPartial-thickness tear of the gluteus medius and minimus muscles has recently been recognized as a cause of chronic trochanteric pain resistant to medical treatment. The present article reports an original endoscopic technique of identification and repair. It uses a standard arthroscope at 30°, with the patient in lateral decubitus, without fluoroscopy. In case of partial-thickness undersurface tear, careful hook palpation followed by bursa exploration enables the pathological tendon to be diagnosed. A trans-tendinous approach then allows debridement, with systematic resection of the bone structures implicated in the impingement, followed by side-to-side tendon suture.Level of evidenceLevel IV (case series).
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Authors
M. Thaunat, R. Chatellard, E. Noël, B. Sonnery-Cottet, L. Nové-Josserand,