title: [Two cases of femoral nerve palsy after radical prostatectomy].
abstract: We report two cases of femoral nerve palsy after radical prostatectomy due to compression ascribed to the use of a ring retractor. The first case is in a 69-year-old man who fell when getting out of bed on the first postoperative day. Physical examination revealed hypoesthesia around the patella and weakness of the quadriceps muscle. The second case is in a 66-year-old man who complained of numbness of the anteromedial aspects of the right thigh and inability to extend his right knee on the first postoperative day. Postoperative femoral nerve palsy is not a well-recognized complication in urology. The literature was reviewed and the management of postoperative femoral nerve palsy was discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ujike
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakimoto
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinouchi
authors.forename: Michiyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usami
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020428:Femoral Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects