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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:258-61 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Case Report

Entrapment of the Obturator Nerve in Association with a Fracture of the Pelvic Ring. A Case Report*

E. FREDERICK BARRICK, M.D.{dagger}, FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA

Investigation performed at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church


   Introduction
 
Nerve injuries associated with disruptions of the pelvic ring usually occur posteriorly as the nerve roots exit from the sacrum or cross over the sacral alae7,21. I report here the case of a patient who had late anterior entrapment of the obturator nerve at the site of a healing fracture of the pubic ramus that was associated with a lateral compression injury of the pelvic ring.


   Case Report
 
A thirty-year-old woman was involved in a motor-vehicle accident in which an ambulance struck the automobile on the driver's side; the patient was sitting in the front passenger seat and was wearing a seat belt at the time of impact. The force of the collision caused the pelvis to strike the console between the two front seats. The patient was admitted to a community hospital and was transferred to the trauma center at Inova Fairfax Hospital three days later. She reported pain in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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