Iatrogenic femoral neuropathy following pelvic surgery: A rare and often overlooked complication - Four case reports and literature review

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Huang, Wen Shih ^a,b   Lin, Paul Y ^a   Yeh, Chong Hong ^a   Chin, Chih Chien ^a   Hsieh, Ching Chuan ^a   Wang, Jeng Yi ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Femoral nerve; Neuropathy; Pelvic surgery; Self retaining retractor

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PELVIS SURGERY; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM RESECTION; REHABILITATION; RETRACTOR; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34948892003     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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