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Jimmy Ng1, Ben Arthur Marson2, Alan Broodryk1
1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Abstract:
Sciatic nerve palsy has been well documented and reported, following primary and revision hip replacement. It can also occur following dislocation of hip replacement. The incidence of sciatic nerve palsy in dislocated hip replacement is <0.1%. However, new onset sciatic nerve palsy following a closed reduction of dislocated hip replacement is even rarer. We describe a case of sciatic nerve palsy from traction injury following closed reduction of a total hip replacement.
