Transient impotence from positioning on the fracture table
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The Journal of Trauma
|May 1, 1980
Abstract:
A case of transient impotence caused by pressure from the perineal post of the fracture table is reported. The anatomic position of the pudendal and cavernous nerves appears to account for the impotence. The use of a foam-rubber fitting for the perineal post is recommended.