Entrapment of the obturator nerve in association with a fracture of the pelvic ring. A case report

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-261

  Barrick, E Frederick ^a,b  

^a Inova Fairfax Hospital ^*

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OBTURATOR NERVE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031914703     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199802000-00013     Document Type: Article

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