lower limb Flashcards
What are the approaches to the hip?
Anterior (Smith-Peterson)
Anterolateral (Watson- johns )
Lateral (Hardinge)
Posterior (Moore, Southern)
Medial (Ludloff)
Anterior (Smith-Peterson)
usd in THR
superfical -Sartorius (femoral) and TFL (superior gluteal)
deep - Rectus femoris (femoral) and
gluteus medius (superior
gluteal)
What are the complication of smit -pterson approch
LFCN
Femoral nerve and artery
Superficial iliac circumflex artery
LFCA (ascending branch)
Anterolateral (Watson- johns )
susd in THR
superfical- Sartorius (femoral) and TFL (superior gluteal )
Split gluteus medius (superior glutial )
What is the complication of Watson- johns
Femoral nerve and artery
branch Superior gluteal nerve
LFCA (descending branch)
Lateral (Hardinge)
usd in THR
superficial Split IT band
deep- Divide gluteus medius (superior
gluteal); divide vastus lateralis
(femoral)
What is the complication of Hardinge
Superior gluteal nerve&artery
LFCA (transverse branch
Posterior (Moore, Southern)
susd in THR
superficial Divide gluteus maximus (inferior gluteal), IT band
deep- Piriformis, short external rotators, and femur
What is the complication Moor
Sciatic nerve
Inferior gluteal artery
MFCA
Medial (Ludloff)
superficial Adductor longus (obturator) and gracilis (obturator)
deep- Adductor brevis (anterior division of obturator) and adductor magnus (obturator and tibial)
What are the approaches to the knee
Anterior (medial parapatellar)
Medial
lateral
posterior
Anterior (medial parapatellar)
Rectus femoris (femoral) and vastus
medialis (femoral), patella and medial
patellar retinaculum
complication - Infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve
medial knee
Medial patellar retinaculum and sartorius
(femoral)
complication -Saphenous nerve , MCL
lateral knee
Iliotibial band and biceps femoris (sciatic)
complication - Peroneal nerve
Superior and inferior lateral geniculate artery
Popliteus tendon
LCL
posterior knee
Semimembranosus (tibial), biceps femoris
(sciatic), and lateral head gastrocnemius (tibial)
complication - Popliteal artery
Tibial nerve
Peroneal nerve
Medial sural cutaneous nerve