Intraarticular entrapment of the obturator nerve in acetabular fracture

J Orthop Trauma. 2001 Jun-Jul;15(5):361-3. doi: 10.1097/00005131-200106000-00010.

Abstract

The authors report a case of acetabular fracture of both columns that was associated with a rare nerve injury, entrapment of the obturator nerve in the hip joint.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetabulum / injuries*
  • Adult
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods*
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Bone / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnostic imaging
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery
  • Obturator Nerve / anatomy & histology
  • Obturator Nerve / diagnostic imaging
  • Obturator Nerve / injuries*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome