Iatrogenic sciatic nerve entrapment following femoral shaft fracture: Diagnosis by computed tomography

Rene P. Du Cret; Robert J. Rust; James H. Ellis

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Iatrogenic sciatic nerve entrapment following femoral shaft fracture: Diagnosis by computed tomography

Rene P. Du Cret, Robert J. Rust, James H. Ellis

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An unusual case of sciatic nerve entrapment by intraoperative cir- clage wire placement following femoral fracture is presented. Diagnosis was aided by computed tomography. Obscuration by metal streak artifact was circumvented by use of multiplanar image reconstruction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	152-154
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of computer assisted tomography
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198402000-00035
State	Published - Feb 1984

Keywords

Bones
Computed tomography
Fractures
Nerves
Sciatic paralysis

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Iatrogenic sciatic nerve entrapment following femoral shaft fracture: Diagnosis by computed tomography

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