Open AccessThe role of retraction in direct nerve injury in total hip replacement
Author(s) -
F.A. McConaghie,
Philip Payne,
A.W.G. Kinninmonth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bone and joint research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.639
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 2046-3758
DOI - 10.1302/2046-3758.36.2000255
Subject(s) - retractor , iliopsoas , obturator nerve , medicine , cadaveric spasm , anatomy , femoral nerve , iliopsoas muscle , surgery , abscess
Acetabular retractors have been implicated in damage to the femoral and obturator nerves during total hip replacement. The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical relationship between retractor placement and these nerves.
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