Femoral nerve palsy following primary total hip arthroplasty with the direct anterior approach.

Nerve palsy following total hip arthroplasty (THA) can have a serious effect on a patient`s functional prognosis and on cost-effectiveness, and it is the leading cause of THA-associated medical litigation. However, only a few studies focus on femoral nerve palsy (FNP) following THA with the direct a...

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Main Authors: Chisato Hoshino, Daisuke Koga, Gaku Koyano, Yuki Yamauchi, Tomoko Sakai, Atsushi Okawa, Tetsuya Jinno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217068