A case of femoral nerve palsy caused by iliopectineal bursitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract We report the case of a 46-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed femoral nerve palsy caused by an enlarged iliopectineal bursa. Surgical excision revealed that the iliopectineal bursa was connected with the hip joint. The patient showed good recovery from the femoral nerve...

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Published in:	Modern rheumatology Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 274 - 278
Main Authors:	Mori, Satoshi, Tamura, Tomoo, Komatsubara, Satoshi, Kawaguchi, Yoji, Todo, Satoshi, Inoo, Masayuki, Kurata, Noriyuki, Norimatsu, Hiromichi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Informa Healthcare 2004
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Summary:	Abstract We report the case of a 46-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who developed femoral nerve palsy caused by an enlarged iliopectineal bursa. Surgical excision revealed that the iliopectineal bursa was connected with the hip joint. The patient showed good recovery from the femoral nerve palsy after surgery. It was considered that iliopectineal bursitis had developed following the synovial inflammation of the hip joint.
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ISSN:	1439-7595 1439-7609
DOI:	10.3109/s10165-004-0308-3