Femoral nerve palsy secondary to traumatic iliacus haematoma--a young athlete's injury.
Femoral neuropathy secondary to iliacus haematoma in the absence of a bleeding diathesis is rare. Of the few documented cases in the literature, most have occurred in adolescents participating in sport. We report a case of femoral nerve palsy complicating an iliacus haematoma occurring in a young person with minimal trauma that resolved with non-operative management. Although rare, iliacus haematoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of groin pain as the number of children and young adults participating in sport increases.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Iain.Murray@ed.ac.uk
Iain R
IR
Murray
Fergus J
FJ
Perks
Ian
I
Beggs
Matthew
M
Moran
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D020428:Femoral Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult