Femoral nerve palsy secondary to iliopsoas haemorrhage in patients with haemophilia: results from biceps femoral transfer / Parálisis del nervio femoral secundario a hemorragia del psoas ilíaco en paciente con hemofilia: resultado de transferencia del bíceps femoral
Colomb. med
; 40(4): 432-435, nov.-dic. 2009. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Hemophilia causes injuries of peripheral nerves secondary to compressions by hematoma. In general, these injuries recover spontaneously after the cause of the compression is solved. A case of a 16-year-old adolescent with injury of the left femoral nerve, causing loss of the extension of the knee is described herein. During the evolution there was no recovery. For this reason a tendinous transfer of the femoral biceps was practiced. This technique was described formerly for the correction of poliomyelitis. Excellent results were obtained with complete recovery of the extension and force 4+/5.
RESUMEN
La hemofilia causa lesiones de nervio periférico secundarias a compresiones por hematoma. En general estas lesiones se recuperan espontáneamente después de resolverse la causa de la compresión. Se describe el caso de un adolescente de 16 años con lesión del nervio femoral izquierdo que ocasionó la pérdida de la extensión en la rodilla. Como durante la evolución no hubo recuperación, se hizo una transferencia tendinosa del bíceps femoral, técnica descrita antiguamente para correcciones en poliomielitis. Hubo un excelente resultado con recuperación completa de la extensión y fuerza 4+/5.
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Main subject:
Psoas Muscles
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Femoral Nerve
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Hemophilia A
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Hemorrhage
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Colomb. med
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de la Misericordia/CO
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia/CO