Topographic variations of the relationship of the sciatic nerve and the piriformis muscle and its relevance to palsy after total hip arthroplasty

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 88-91

  Pokorný, David ^a   Jahoda, David ^a   Veigl, David ^a   Pinskerová, Vera ^a   Sosna, Antonin ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anatomical variations; Hip prosthesis; Hip replacement; Palsy; Piriformis muscle; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL PARALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; THERMAL INJURY; TOPOGRAPHY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BUTTOCKS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 33644609860     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0056-x     Document Type: Article

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