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Luke Gauthier1, David Allen, Paul Kim
1Department of Orthopaedics, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Journal of Arthroplasty
|December 6, 2008
Abstract:
We report a case of a late-onset sciatic nerve palsy that occurred in association with an acetabular reconstruction cage. On surgical exploration, the nerve was found to be completely transected secondary to abrasion over the posterior flange of the reconstruction cage.