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Discussion:
- major problems with the Watson Jones technique are dealing w/ gluteus medius & minimus, which lie over anteior
capsule and must be damaged or cut to obtain adequate exposure;
- original Charnely technique used anterolateral approach w/ pt supine, osteotomy of greater troch, & ant dislocation of hip;
- this approach is used less commonly now as result of problems related to reattachement of the greater trochanter;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
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