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Eur J Trauma Emerg S · Apr 2008
Iatrogenic Sciatic Nerve Palsy Following Hemiarthroplasty of the Hip.
- Toby J Colegate-Stone and Saj Hussain.
- Department Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Maidstone Hospital, Beech Cottage, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Surrey, KT24 5SP, UK. tobycolegatestone@yahoo.com.
- Eur J Trauma Emerg S. 2008 Apr 1;34(2):171-2.
AbstractWe report a rare complication following insertion of an uncemented hip prosthesis that resulted in posterior perforation of the femoral stem and a sciatic nerve palsy. To our knowledge, sciatic nerve palsy due to the femoral stem perforating the cortex has not been previously described.
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