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Anatomically, the hip joint is deeply seated and well protected by the heavy musculature of the thigh and buttock; therefore wounds of this joint are relatively infrequent.
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Moll, J.H. (1987). Management of Wounds of the Hip Joint. In: Tronzo, R.G. (eds) Surgery of the Hip Joint. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8628-5_6
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