Roser-Nélaton line

The Roser-Nélaton line is an imaginary line for determining the position of the greater trochanter (large hillock) of the thigh bone (femur) in the pelvis .

The line runs from the anterior superior iliac spine of the iliac bone to the ischial tuberosity of the ischium . With the thigh flexed at 45 ° , the tip of the greater trochantor is usually on the middle of this line. In a dislocation of the hip or femoral neck fracture is palpated to Trochantor major outside this line.

The Roser-Nélaton line is named after the German surgeon Wilhelm Roser and the French surgeon Auguste Nélaton .

literature

• Waldeyer : Human anatomy . Walter de Gruyter Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-11-016561-9 ( full text in the Google book search).
• Dietrich Hohmann, Ralf Uhlig: Orthopedic technology . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2005, ISBN 3-13-135929-3 ( full text in the Google book search).

Web links

• Roser Nélaton line on Whonamedit.com