Greater Trochanter

More than 95% of all pressure sores are located on the lower part of the body. The most common sites are the sacral and coccygeal areas, ischial tuberosities, and greater trochanter. 

Another benefit of black tea drinking has been reported in the United Kingdom in a survey of over 1000 older women, there were significant (ca. 5 /o) higher BMD measurements registered for the lumbar spine, greater trochanter, and Ward s triangle.f ... 

Locate the site by placing the heel of your hand on the greater trochanter of the femur with the thumb pointed toward the umbilicus. 

Site is a hand s breadth below the greater trochanter and above the knee... 

Lateral tip of the clavicle on the right shoulder -Lateral tip of the clavicle on the left shoulder -Lateral tip of the greater trochanter on the right side -Lateral tip of the greater trochanter on the left side. 

Fig. 2.1. AP pelvis and hip. Centre. Pelvis Two child s fingers width above the symphysis pubis along the mid-sagittal line. Hips at the level of the femoral pulse along the mid-sagittal line. Hip joint directly over the femoral pulse. Area imaged. Pelvis To include the iliac crests superiorly, the full width of the pelvis and the femoral greater trochanter interiorly. Hips To include the anterior superior iliac spine superiorly, the full width of the pelvis and the femoral greater trochanter interiorly. Hip To include the anterior superior iliac spine superiorly, the symphysis pubis to the lateral wall of the pelvis and the femoral greater trochanter interiorly...

Fig. 7.30a,b. Normal irregularity and apparent separation of the greater trochanter in a 5-year-old boy (a) and lesser trochanter in a 13-year-old boy (b)... 

Fig. 9.4a,b. Femoral shaft fracture stabilized with Nancy nails. Lateral nail inserted through tip of greater trochanter to improve proximal stability, a both nails appear to be within the medullary canal on AP. b lateral view reveals that the medial nail has pierced the cortex in the calcar region... 

Anterior fractures include the anterior wall and anterior column and they are often associated with other pelvic fractures. They are the result of a lateral blow to the greater trochanter when the leg is externally rotated. This is a relatively uncommon injury and typically causes minimal displacement, so surgical fixation is not usually required. 

Fig. 12.24. Sites of pelvic avulsion injuries. A, iliac crest (abdominal muscle insertion). B, anterior superior iliac spine (sartorious muscle origin). C, anterior inferior iliac spine (rectus femoris origin). D, greater trochanter (gluteal insertions). Ey Lesser trochanter (illiopsoas). F, ischial tuberosity (hamstring muscle). G, body of pubis and inferior pubic ramus (adductors and gracillis)...

Fig.25.1. Digital CT radiograph for prescribing a peripheral CTA. The patients legs and feet are aligned with the long axis of the scanner. Scanning range (from the T12 vertebral body through feet) and reconstruction FOV (determined by the greater trochanters [arrows]) are indicated by the dotted line. A second, optional CTA acquisition is prescribed for the crural/pedal territory (dashed line) from above the knees through the feet...

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