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Henry's Pelvic Deltoid: Antiquated Concept or Important Consideration for Total Hip Arthroplasty? An Anatomical Study

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Tom Joyce, Professor Andrew McCaskie, Craig Gerrand

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Abstract

The relevance of Henry's pelvic deltoid and its contribution to hip abductor strength is often not considered in hip arthroplasty. This small cadaveric study (n = 11) aimed to quantify the relative contributions of the pelvic deltoid muscles to abductor strength and to assess how different surgical approaches (anterolateral, direct lateral and posterior) impact on each of these muscle groups. We inspected the path of each approach and measured the cross-sectional area of the hip abductors, from which the contribution of each muscle to abductor moment was derived. We concluded that the posterior approach has the least impact on the pelvic deltoid and overall abductor moment.

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Author(s): Lees D, Manning W, Joyce T, McCaskie A, Gerrand C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Arthroplasty

Year: 2013

Volume: 28

Issue: 2

Pages: 338-341.e1

Print publication date: 01/02/2013

ISSN (print): 0883-5403

ISSN (electronic): 1532-8406

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2012.06.018

DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.06.018

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