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Transient femoral neuropathy after abdominoplasty
Edward A Pechter1, Paige B Smith
1Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. drpechter@aol.com
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|October 25, 2008
Abstract:
Femoral nerve injury is a rare complication of abdominal and pelvic surgery. Although it has been described after a variety of operative procedures, this article describes what may be the first reported occurrence of femoral neuropathy after abdominoplasty.