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Review
. 1987 Oct;82(10):587-9.

[A rare complication of delivery: paralysis of the external popliteal sciatic nerve in the postpartum period]

[Article in French]
M Dumont  1
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  • PMID: 3317763
Review

[A rare complication of delivery: paralysis of the external popliteal sciatic nerve in the postpartum period]

[Article in French]
M Dumont. Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet. 1987 Oct.

Abstract

Paralysis of the lateral popliteal sciatic nerve has been known for quite some time, although it is a rare complication. It is probably a compression of the lateral popliteal sciatic nerve within the pelvis when the division of the sciatic nerve is high. But there are many hypotheses.

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