A sciatic nerve lesion secondary to compression by a heterotopic ossification in the hip and thigh region - An electrodiagnostic approach: A review and case study

Neurologist

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 184-186

  Abayev, Boris ^a   Ha, Edward ^a,b   Cruise, Cathy ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiologic study; Heterotopic ossification; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMYELINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HIP DISLOCATION; HIP FRACTURE; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LESION; OSSIFYING MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; THIGH; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 18444387431     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000160557.86676.63     Document Type: Review

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