Structure and Function in Normal and Abnormal Hips :
[Book]
How to Rescue Mechanically Jeopardized Hips
by Renato Bombelli.
Third edition, rev. and enlarged
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1993
(viii, 211 pages 176 illustrations)
1 Introduction --;2 Biomechanical Interpretation of the X-rays of the Hip Joint: Interpretation of Pelvic X-rays --;2.1 X-rays of the Normal Pelvis --;2.2 How to Interpret the X-ray Appearances --;2.3 Interpretation of Muscular Activity According to the Gothic Arch --;3 Biomechanical Interpretation of Femoral X-rays --;3.1 Relationship Between the Physis and the Neck-Shaft Angle --;3.2 The Adult Femur --;4 Osteotomies --;4.1 Pelvic Osteotomy --;4.2 Intertrochanteric Osteotomy: Classification of OA --;4.3 The Role of Joint Cartilage --;5 Bone Elasticity --;5.1 How to Preserve Bone Elasticity in Total Hip Replacement --;References.
Biomechanical principles, properly understood, can be used in an innovative approach to evaluate both normal and mechanically abnormal hips.