The treatment of femoral neuropathy due to pseudotumour caused by metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty

HIP International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-320

  Harvie, Paul ^a,c   Giele, H ^a   Fang, C ^a   Ansorge, O ^b   Ostlere, S ^a   Gibbons, M ^a   Whitwell, D ^a  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Briar Barn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femoral neuropathy; Metal on metal; Nerve destruction; Pseudotumour; Resurfacing arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; FOLLOW UP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; KNEE PAIN; METAL IMPLANTATION; MUSCLE FLAP; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; HIP; HIP PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REOPERATION;

METAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; FEMORAL NEUROPATHY; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; METALS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; REOPERATION;

EID: 62349125063     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2008.2784     Document Type: Article

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