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Postpartum obturator neurapraxia. A case report
David M Haas1, Robert S Meadows, Ricky Cottrell
1Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurology and Anesthesia, Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, 100 Brewster Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28547, USA. dmhaas@nhcl.med.navy.mil
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine
|July 15, 2003
Abstract
Background:
Obturator nerve injury is a rare complication of vaginal delivery.
Case:
Postpartum obturator neurapraxia was clinically diagnosed in a 22-year-old woman on the first postpartum day after a vaginal delivery. With physical therapy, the neurologic symptoms resolved by the third postpartum month.
Conclusion:
Maternal nerve injuries are uncommon in obstetrics. The diagnosis of obturator neurapraxia is usually made clinically. The symptoms will resolve with conservative physical therapy alone in the majority of cases.