Tendon Transfers for Knee Extension Following Femoral Nerve Injury After Hip Arthroplasty

Autor: Charalampos Siotos, MD, PhD, Nikki Rezania, BA, Vasili Karas, MD, MS, Ricardo B. Fontes, MD, PhD, David E. Kurlander, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Arthroplasty Today, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 101427- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-3441
DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101427
Popis: Femoral nerve injury is a rare but devastating complication of direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty that occurs in about 1% of the cases and could potentially lead to debilitating loss of knee extension. In this case report, we present a case of femoral nerve injury following direct anterior approach hip arthroplasty with an inability to extend the affected knee, gait instability, and multiple falls. For this patient, an innovative functional adductor magnus muscle transfer was performed to restore knee extension. At 6 months after surgery, the patient’s knee extension was partly restored, and ambulation was significantly improved.
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