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Surgical Technique: Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation of Femoral Head and Acetabulum Fractures

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Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery

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Beyond foreign body or fracture fragment removal, the use of hip arthroscopy has expanded into a minimally invasive treatment for the osteosynthesis of select femoral head and acetabular fractures. This section focuses on the arthroscopic surgical techniques enabling arthroscopic reduction and internal fixation of the acute and the malunited femoral head fracture as well as the acetabular rim and anterior column fracture.

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Matsuda, D.K. (2022). Surgical Technique: Arthroscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation of Femoral Head and Acetabulum Fractures. In: Nho, S.J., Bedi, A., Salata, M.J., Mather III, R.C., Kelly, B.T. (eds) Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43240-9_85

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