The linea aspera as a guide for femoral rotation after tumor resection: is it directly posterior? A technical note

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• 作者：Ahmed Hamed Kassem Abdelaal ; Norio Yamamoto…
• 关键词：Linea aspera ; Tumor resection ; Intraoperative guide for posterior
• 刊名：Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：17
• 期：3
• 页码：255-259
• 全文大小：1,032 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Orthopedics
  Conservative Orthopedics
  Surgical Orthopedics
  Rheumatology
  Sports Medicine
  Traumatic Surgery
  
• 出版者：Springer Milan
• ISSN：1590-9999
• 卷排序：17

文摘

BackgroundThe linea aspera is the rough, longitudinal crest on the posterior surface of the femoral shaft. Most orthopedic surgeons depend on the linea aspera as an intraoperative landmark identifying the true posterior aspect of the femur. We investigated the position of the linea aspera to verify whether the surgeon can rely on this accepted belief.