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Sciatic nerve palsy after cementless total hip arthroplasty. Treatment by modular neck and calcar shortening: a case report

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Journal of Orthopaedic Science

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 This is a case report of sciatic nerve palsy after total hip arthroplasty. Although the patient's symptoms became worse postoperatively, full recovery occurred after shortening of the calcar and femoral neck length. For acute sciatic nerve palsy patients with worsening of symptoms in the postoperative course in spite of hip and knee flexion, reexposure for early recognition of the sciatic nerve condition and reoperation by shortening the femoral neck may be an option.

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  1.  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ikeda Municipal Hospital, 3-1-18 Johnan, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8510, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Takashi Sakai

  2.  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Nobuhiko Sugano, Takashi Nishii & Hideki Yoshikawa

  3.  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gracia Hospital, Osaka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Masakazu Fujii

  4.  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan, , , , , , JP

    Kenji Ohzono

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  1. Takashi Sakai
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Received: July 6, 2001 / Accepted: December 19, 2001

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Sakai, T., Sugano, N., Fujii, M. et al. Sciatic nerve palsy after cementless total hip arthroplasty. Treatment by modular neck and calcar shortening: a case report. J Orthop Sci 7, 400–402 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760200067

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