title: Femoral nerve injury as a complication of pelvic surgery.
abstract: Femoral nerve injury is a rare complication of pelvic surgery but may lead to medicolegal actions. The common cause is the use of a long-bladed self-retaining pelvic retractor. The injury is not well recognised in coloproctology practice and this brief article is to draw attention to this complication.
authors.affiliation: Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: P. F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Schofield