Femoral neuropathy after pelvic surgery

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 644-646

  Kuo, Li Jen ^a   Penn, I Wen ^a   Feng, Shu Fen ^a   Chen, Chung Ming ^a  

^a KOO FOUNDATION SUN YAT SEN CANCER CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Femoral Neuropathy; Pelvis; Postoperative complications; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PELVIS SURGERY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; AGED; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 14244266585     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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