Lee SH, Lee TJ, Woo MS, Kwon DG. Femoral nerve palsy with patella fracture.
Knee Surg Relat Res 2013;
25:230-2. [PMID:
24369003 PMCID:
PMC3867618 DOI:
10.5792/ksrr.2013.25.4.230]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Femoral neuropathy may be associated with various etiologies and can cause severe walking disability. We present the case of a 25-year-old woman who underwent surgical repair for a patella fracture and complained of lower extremity pain, paresthesia, and weakness postoperatively. Electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed partial peripheral neuropathy of the left femoral nerve associated with the patella fracture. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of femoral neuropathy associated with a patella fracture.
Collapse