Transient femoral nerve palsy associated with a synovial cyst of the hip in a patient with spinal cord injury
Open Access
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 89 (1), 107-108
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.89b1.18273
Abstract
We report a case of local compression-induced transient femoral nerve palsy in a 46-year-old man. He had previously undergone surgical release of the soft tissues anterior to both hip joints because of contractures following spinal injury. An MRI scan confirmed a synovial cyst originating from the left hip joint, lying adjacent to the femoral nerve. The cyst expanded on standing, causing a transient femoral nerve palsy. The symptoms resolved after excision of the cyst.Keywords
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