Mononeuropathy after surgery may occur and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies is a possible pathological condition related to paresis after hip surgery. We present a case of 66-year-old man presenting severe weakness at inferior limb muscles after hip prosthesis revision. Clinic and electrophysiology showed severe right fibular nerve damage and ultrasound found a marked enlargement of the same nerve, associated with focal enlargements in other nerves. A diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies was suspected and confirmed by genetic test. The patient gradually recovered returning to a normal daily active life. Ultrasound was crucial for diagnosis. The suspicion and diagnosis of latent neuropathy, which can occur after surgical intervention, may lead to a better understand of the risks of the surgery, specific for the patient, and avoid the wrong attribution to surgical malpractice.

Fibular nerve palsy after hip replacement: not only surgeon responsibility. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) a rare cause of nerve liability / Logroscino, G.; Del Tedesco, F.; Cambise, C.; Coraci, D.; Donati, F.; Santilli, V.; Padua, L.. - In: ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY: SURGERY & RESEARCH. - ISSN 1877-0568. - STAMPA. - 102:4(2016), pp. 529-531. [10.1016/j.otsr.2016.02.013]

Fibular nerve palsy after hip replacement: not only surgeon responsibility. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) a rare cause of nerve liability

Coraci, D.;Santilli, V.;
2016

Abstract

Mononeuropathy after surgery may occur and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies is a possible pathological condition related to paresis after hip surgery. We present a case of 66-year-old man presenting severe weakness at inferior limb muscles after hip prosthesis revision. Clinic and electrophysiology showed severe right fibular nerve damage and ultrasound found a marked enlargement of the same nerve, associated with focal enlargements in other nerves. A diagnosis of hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies was suspected and confirmed by genetic test. The patient gradually recovered returning to a normal daily active life. Ultrasound was crucial for diagnosis. The suspicion and diagnosis of latent neuropathy, which can occur after surgical intervention, may lead to a better understand of the risks of the surgery, specific for the patient, and avoid the wrong attribution to surgical malpractice.
2016
nerve ultrasound; hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies; hip surgery; rehabilitation
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Fibular nerve palsy after hip replacement: not only surgeon responsibility. Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) a rare cause of nerve liability / Logroscino, G.; Del Tedesco, F.; Cambise, C.; Coraci, D.; Donati, F.; Santilli, V.; Padua, L.. - In: ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMATOLOGY: SURGERY & RESEARCH. - ISSN 1877-0568. - STAMPA. - 102:4(2016), pp. 529-531. [10.1016/j.otsr.2016.02.013]
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