title: [Femoral nerve paralysis after vaginal hysterectomy. Its causes and forensic significance].
abstract: Paralysis of the femoral nerve following vaginal hysterectomy is a rare peripheral lesion the pathogenesis of which is still under dispute. However, after abdominal hysterectomy it is much more frequent, with a largely clarified aetiology. During 1975 to 1984 three clinically and electrodiagnostically established cases of paralysis of the n. femoralis following vaginal hysterectomy were seen; in one case, paralysis was bilateral. The question whether lesion of the n. femoralis is due to malpractice is still a moot point.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008318:Malpractice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Femoralisparese nach vaginaler Hysterektomie. Uraschen und forensische Bedeutung.