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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 7, July 2014, pages 404-407

Lumbosacral Plexopathies: Causing by Femoral Head Fracture

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Pelvic radiograph: right femoral head fracture.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT scan 3D: Pipkin fracture type II in right hip.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT scan: hemathrosis in right hip.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Pelvic radiograph: S/P open reduction and internal fixation by plate and screw in right hip.

Tables

Table 1. Sensory and Motor Nerve Conduction Studies
 
NerveLatency (ms)Amplitude (mV)Velocity (m/s)
NR: no electrical response.
Right sensory superficial peroneal nerveNRNRNR
Right motor peroneal nerveNRNRNR

 

Table 2. Needle Electromyography
 
MuscleInsertional activitySpontaneous activityAmplitude (mV)Recruitment
FibrillationPositive sharp wave
Rt. Biceps femoris (long head)Increased2+3+1-3Discrete
Rt. Biceps femoris (short head)Increased3+3+NoneNone
Rt. GastrocnemiusIncreased2+4+NoneNone
Rt. Gluteus maximusIncreased1+2+1 - 2Discrete
Rt. Tensor fascia lataeIncreased2+3+0.4 - 1Discrete
Rt. Tibialis anteriorIncreased1+3+NoneNone
Rt. Rectus femorisNormalNoneNone0.5 - 2Full
Rt. Paravertebral (L5 level)NormalNoneNone--