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. 1997 Jul;79(4):618-20.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.79b4.7033.

Rotator-cuff tear of the hip

T D Bunker  1 , C N Esler, W J Leach
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Rotator-cuff tear of the hip

T D Bunker et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

We describe an apparently unreported finding during hip operations: a tear at the insertion of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. This defect may well be known to many surgeons with experience of hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty for fractures of the neck of the femur, but a Medline search has failed to find a previous description. We made a prospective study of 50 consecutive patients with fractures of the neck of the femur to quantify the incidence of this condition: 11 (22%) had such a tear.

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  • Rotator-cuff tear of the hip.
    Kagan A 2nd. Kagan A 2nd. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1998 Jan;80(1):182-3. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1998. PMID: 9460983 No abstract available.

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