title: Obturator neuropathy: causes and outcome.
abstract: To study causes of obturator neuropathy and to correlate them with outcome, we retrospectively studied patients seen at the Mayo Clinic electromyography (EMG) laboratory from 1975 through 1999 with a diagnosis of obturator neuropathy. Twenty-two patients with obturator neuropathy were identified. The clinical outcome of patients with acute obturator neuropathy treated conservatively was good regardless of etiology or severity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. sorenson.eric@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Sorenson
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jasper R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Daube
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020422:Mononeuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D009776:Obturator Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013848:Thigh / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology