Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1967;49:345-354.
© 1967 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Oblique Trochanteric Osteotomy
G. DEAN MACEWEN M.D.1 and
A. R. SHANDS JR. M.D.1
1 From the Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington
A method is outlined to change the neck-shaft angle of the femur and simultaneously change the torsion of the femur by the use of an oblique osteotomy and minimum internal fixation.