Using 20 embalmed cadavers they measured the diameter of the muscle-tendon unit of the iliopsoas at the level of the labrum, the hip periphery and its insertion on the lesser trochanter.

Femoral necks were cut 15 mm proximal to the top of the lesser trochanter. The extended proximal femoral osteotomy was standardized at 160 mm from the tip of the greater trochanter, ensuring at ...

These muscles do not join into a single tendon but attach to very different regions of the lesser trochanter in different ways. Advanced Search. ... the most powerful hip flexor, as two separate ...

Fracture of the Epiphysis of the Lesser Trochanter of the Femur. Author: SETH M. FITCHET, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations. Published August 15, 1935. N Engl J Med 1935; 213: 313-314.

Fitchet, Seth M. — Visiting Surgeon, Orthopedic Department, Children's Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 332. Copying failed ...