Gluteus maximus and tensor fascia lata transfer for primary deficiency of the hip abductors. A, Partial transverse incision in anterior portion of gluteus maximus flap. Gluteus maximus and fascia lata split split (a). Gluteus maximus flap released (b). Anterior edge of gluteus maximus flap released and transverse incision made in fascia (c). Gluteus maximus flap elevated (d). Anterior fascia lata incised to edge of sartorius. B, Gluteus maximus flap sutured into trough in greater trochanter. Gluteus maximus flap (a) sutured to edges of decorticated greater trochanter. Fascia lata extension (b) placed on cortical bone under elevated vastus lateralis (c). C, Fascia lata flap repaired to sartorius and distal gluteus maximus. (Redrawn from Whiteside LA: Surgical technique: gluteus maximus and tensor fascia lata transfer for primary deficit of the abductors of the hip, Clin Orthop Relat Res 472:645, 2014.) SEETECHNIQUE 3.8.