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The role of retraction in direct nerve injury in total hip replacement: an anatomical study

OBJECTIVES: Acetabular retractors have been implicated in damage to the femoral and obturator nerves during total hip replacement. The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical relationship between retractor placement and these nerves. METHODS: A posterior approach to the hip was carried out...

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Autores principales: McConaghie, F. A., Payne, A. P., Kinninmonth, A. W. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24973358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.36.2000255