Femoral Nerve Palsy Following Delayed Reduction of a Dislocated Hip in a 44- Year-old Man
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1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graz University, Graz, Austria
2 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
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چکیده
Incidence of nerve injury in traumatic hip dislocations is up to 10 %. Sciatic nerve is the most common injured nerve in this setting. In the medical literature, there are few documented cases of femoral nerve injury following hip dislocations.Case Report: We report a 44-year-old man with right femoral nerve palsy following delayed reduction of an anterior dislocation of hip.Conclusion: Two months after closed reduction, complete clinical recovery of right femoral nerve was achieved and the patient was able to resume his job.
