Spontaneous healing of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury and improved quality of life after total hip arthroplasty via a direct anterior approach

Purpose: How the symptomatology of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) injury changes after total hip arthroplasty (THA) via direct anterior approach (DAA) is not known. Our hypothesis was that the symptoms of LFCN injury after THA via DAA in longer follow-up periods would resolve spontaneously,...

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Main Authors: Yu Ozaki, Yasuhiro Homma, Tomonori Baba, Kei Sano, Asuka Desroches, Kazuo Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499016684750

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