The iliacus and psoas major muscles arise from the pelvis and lumbar spine, respectively, and blend to insert on the lesser trochanter of the femur. The psoas minor, a separate muscle, arises from ...

The current surgical standard for pertrochanteric femoral fractures is minimally invasive nail osteosynthesis, whereby the lesser trochanter fragment is usually not reduced or fixed. However ...

The side receiving the osteotomy was randomly assigned. Femoral necks were cut 15 mm proximal to the top of the lesser trochanter. The extended proximal femoral osteotomy was standardized at 160 ...