Postpartum obturator neurapraxia. A case report.
BACKGROUND
Obturator nerve injury is a rare complication of vaginal delivery.


METHODS
Postpartum obturator neurapraxia was clinically diagnosed in a 22-year-old woman on the first postpartum day after a vaginal delivery. With physical therapy, the neurologic symptoms resolved by the third postpartum month.


CONCLUSIONS
Maternal nerve injuries are uncommon in obstetrics. The diagnosis of obturator neurapraxia is usually made clinically. The symptoms will resolve with conservative physical therapy alone in the majority of cases.
Haas
David M
DM
Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurology and Anesthesia, Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital, 100 Brewster Boulevard, Jacksonville, NC 28547, USA. dmhaas@nhcl.med.navy.mil
Meadows
Robert S
RS
Cottrell
Ricky
R
Stone
Wanda J
WJ
D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009776:Obturator Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011247:Pregnancy