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Late Sciatic-Nerve Palsy Following Posterior Fracture-Dislocation of the Hip A CASE REPORT
SCOTT G. KLEIMAN; JACK STEVENS; LOUIS KOLB; ARSEN PANKOVICH
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From the Section of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago
1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1971; 53:781-782 
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Abstract

An unusual case of late sciatic-nerve palsy complicating posterior fracture-dislocation of the hip is reported. This was due to compression in an extending mass of ectopic bone. Early decompression led to sensory but not motor recovery.

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