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Primary Article

Femoral Neuropathy After Renal Transplantation

Authors: DON SISTO MD, WU SHUNG CHIU MD, GLENN W. GEELHOED MD, RANDALL LEWIS MD

Abstract

ABSTRACTWe report nine cases of neuropathy occurring after renal transplantation, seven of them femoral and two lateral femoral cutaneous. The average time of onset of symptoms is 2.2 days after surgery. Quadriceps weakness, hypoesthesia, and abnormal results of EMG and nerve conduction studies are common and occur on the same side as the operation. The symptoms usually resolve within weeks, but motor and sensory changes can persist. The lesion is thought to be secondary to compression caused by a hematoma at the operative site.

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