title: Complete paralysis of the quadriceps muscle caused by traumatic iliacus hematoma: a case report.
abstract: A15-year-old girl who developed traumatic iliacus hematoma and complete paralysis of the quadriceps muscle is reported. The current case and literature review revealed that incomplete quadriceps paralysis associated with traumatic iliacus hematoma is likely to progress to complete paralysis in days or weeks as a result of increased intracompartmental pressure. However, surgical decompression of the femoral nerve could produce good results even in patients who have complete quadriceps paralysis preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuramochi
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwami
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saotome
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005267:Femoral Nerve; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed