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Isolated superior gluteal nerve injury: Two case reports
Author(s) -
Willick Stuart E.,
Margherita Anthony J.,
Carter Gregory T.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199807)21:7<951::aid-mus17>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , gluteal muscles , weakness , gluteal region , obturator nerve , nerve injury , electromyography , sciatic nerve , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Isolated superior gluteal nerve injury has been infrequently described in the literature, mainly from injections or hip surgery. Its course through the greater sciatic foramen renders it at risk in pelvic or hip trauma. We report 2 cases of electromyographically documented isolated superior gluteal nerve injury following pelvic trauma. These cases illustrate that weakness in hip abduction following pelvic trauma may indicate the presence of a superior gluteal nerve injury, warranting further clinical and electrodiagnostic evaluation. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 21:951–953, 1998.