Acute sciatic nerve palsy caused by a polyethylene granuloma arising from a well-fixed total knee arthroplasty.
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Abstract
We report the presentation of an acute sciatic nerve palsy, arising as a result of an inflammatory mass in the posterior thigh containing polyethylene debris from an adjacent, well-fixed total knee arthroplasty.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Granuloma, Foreign-Body
- Knee Prosthesis
- Polyethylene
- Sciatic Neuropathy
Anatomy
- knee