OBTURATOR NERVE PALSY
CAUSES:
- DISLOCATION OF THE HIP JOINT
- HERNIA THROUGH THE OBTURATOR FORAMEN
- PROLONGED DIFFICULT LABOR
- COMPRESSION OF THE NERVE AGAINST THE WALL OF THE PELVIS BY ANY MASS SUCH AS TUMOR
- PELVIC FRACTURE
- DISEASE OR INJURY TO THE SACROILIAC OR HIP JOINTS
LOSS OF SENSATION OVER DISTAL MEDIAL ASPECT OF THE THIGH
MUSCLES SUPPLIED BY THIS NERVE ARE PARALYSED
DEFORMITY:HIP FLEXION ADDUCTION DEFORMITY
TREATMENT:
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT IN INITIAL STAGES
PHYSIO TREATMENT INCLUDE
IG STIMULATION
STIMULATION OF GRACILIS
STRETCHING EXERCIOSES FOR TFL
STRENGTHENING IS CARRIED OUT AT LAST STAGES
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