Femoral neuropathy after renal transplantation
Pontin, A.R.; Donaldson, R.A.; Jacobson, J.E.
South African Medical Journal 53(10): 376-378
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 349715 Document Number: 124826
Two cases of postoperative femoral neuropathy have been encountered in 135 renal transplant patients operated upon at Groote Schuur Hospital since 1967. It is thought that the lesions were due to anoxia secondary to compression of the nerve by a self-retaining retractor blade. Electromyographic studies were useful in assessing the severity and prognosis of the lesion. A prolonged convalescence may occur with a varying degree of residual neurological deficit.