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Kocher-Langenbeck Approach AO Foundation

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Description: The Kocher-Langenbeck approach is a nonextensile approach to the posterior acetabular column.
It allows direct visualization of the dorsocranial part of the acetabulum either through the fracture gap or after capsulotomy.

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Not Available
Institution: AO Foundation
Primary Subject/Category:

• - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Approaches
• - OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Pelvic Fractures

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Added: Tue Nov 02 2010