REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 4-7

Factors contributing to superior gluteal nerve injury during cephalomedullary nailing of femoral fractures


Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Qena Faculty of Medicine and Its University Hospital, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt

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Dr. Ahmed A Khalifa
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Qena Faculty of Medicine and Its University Hospital, South Valley University, Kilo 6 Qena-Safaga Highway, Qena 83523
Egypt
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DOI: 10.4103/joas.joas_13_19

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Operative treatment of femoral fractures using intramedullary nailing is considered as the gold standard technique; despite safety and minimal invasiveness, it is prone to some complications, of these is the persistent abductor lurch even after complete fracture healing. In this review, we are discussing the possible factors which may endanger the superior gluteal nerve during cephalomedullary nailing of the femur.


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