Purpose: The study wants to evaluate the incidence, the clinical evolution, and treatment of common peroneal nerve (CPN) palsy after primary total hip arthroplasty.
Methods: Our clinical prospective study was made between January 2016 and December 2020. The study group comprised 1240 total hip replacements over a period of five years. Six cases were diagnosed with CPN palsy (0.48%). Five were women and one man, aged from 52 to 71 years old. The common peroneal nerve lesion was diagnosed clinically and by electromyography.
Results: The follow-up period was at least 24 months post-operatively. In all six cases, there was a complete common peroneal nerve palsy, documented by electromyography. The poorest results were obtained in the older patients and those who had the highest body mass index, which at two years post-operatively achieved only a partial sensory rehabilitation, with complete motor deficit. All patients can walk unassisted, without support, with one case having complete rehabilitation achieved 18 months postoperatively and three with partial rehabilitation.
Conclusion: CPN palsy after primary THA is a very serious complication with poor functional outcome. There is no consensus regarding the treatment. The age and the intensity of the rehabilitation program are the only significant factors for the medical rehabilitation after this debilitating post-operative complication.
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J Vasc Surg
January 2025
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:
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School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
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