Late sciatic nerve palsy caused by hematoma after primary total hip arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 790-792

  Austin, Matthew S ^a   Klein, Gregg R ^a   Sharkey, Peter F ^a   Hozack, William J ^a   Rothman, Richard H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

hematoma; sciatic nerve palsy; total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; NERVE PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCIATIC NERVE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 4444254341     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.02.033     Document Type: Article

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