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Transient palsy of hip abductors after a fall on the buttocks

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A fall on the buttocks caused monolateral transient palsy of the hip abductors in two patients. Palsy could be ascribed to acute entrapment of the superior gluteal nerve between the piriformis muscle and the incisura ischiadica major.

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  1. Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Servizio di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione, via Olgettina 60, I-20132, Milano, Italy

    L. Tesio

  2. Centro per to Studio della Sclerosi Multipla, via Olgettina 60, I-20132, Milano, Italy

    L. Bassi

  3. Servizio di Neurofisiopatologia, Clinica Neurologica, Istituto Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, I-20132, Milano, Italy

    G. Galardi

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Tesio, L., Bassi, L. & Galardi, G. Transient palsy of hip abductors after a fall on the buttocks. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 109, 164–165 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00440579

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