Bilateral femoral neuropathy after vaginal hysterectomy

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1018-1021

  Hsieh, Lin Fen ^a   Liaw, En Syh ^a   Cheng, Hisn Yi ^a   Hong, Chang Zern ^b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS TUMOR; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0031821995     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90104-6     Document Type: Article

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