Cadaveric study demonstrates increased femoral nerve tension during minimally invasive hip surgery, suggesting surgical adjustments are needed.
The changes in spring length indicated that the femoral nerve tension progressively increased by more than 70% from hip dislocation to femur elevation with retractors. We directly demonstrated that tension on the femoral nerve increased in the modified Watson-Jones approach. These findings may contribute to recommendations regarding the surgical procedure.
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