Theoritical line
Nélaton's line and Bryant’s triangle.
In anatomy , the Nelaton's Line (also known as the Roser-Nélaton line ) is a theoretical line, in the moderately flexed hip, drawn from the anterior superior iliac spine to the tuberosity of the ischium .
It was named for German surgeon and ophthalmologist Wilhelm Roser and French surgeon Auguste Nélaton .
Clinical significance
Normally the greater trochanter of the femur lies below this line, but in cases of iliac joint dislocation [ 1] of the hip or fracture of the neck of the femur the trochanter is felt above or in the line.[ 2]
Though the line can be of help for diagnosis of fractures, its practical value is disputed.[ 3]
See also
Notes
^ Injuries to an extended hip. Simon (2000)
^ eMedicine
^ Platzer (2004), p 196
References