Nerve Injuries

Question 1

What nerve is injured? Can’t climb stairs

Answer 1

Femoral

Question 2

What nerve is injured? Numb antero-medial thigh

Answer 2

Femoral

Question 3

What nerve is injured? Can’t ride a horse/inability to adduct

Answer 3

Obturator

Question 4

What nerve is injured? Foot drop

Answer 4

Peroneal

Question 5

What nerve is injured? Loss of sensation of vulva/anterior medial thigh (or burning)

Answer 5

Genitofemoral

Question 6

Nerve root of femoral nerve

Answer 6

L2, 3, 4

Question 7

Nerve root of obturator nerve

Answer 7

L2, 3, 4

Question 8

Nerve root of peroneal nerve

Answer 8

Stirrups, fibula compression

Question 9

Nerve root of genitofemoral

Answer 9

Incision or tearing of the nerve, retractor compression

Question 10

What is likely to injure the femoral nerve?

Answer 10

Sullivan O’Connor retractor

Question 11

What is likely to injure the obturator nerve?

Answer 11

Needle injury (TVT), pressure from obturator hernia, direct injury, space of retzius

Question 12

What is likely to injure the peroneal nerve?

Answer 12

Stirrups, fibula compression

Question 13

What is likely to injure the genitofemoral nerve?

Answer 13

Incision or tearing of the nerve, retractor compression

Question 14

What is the muscle affected by femoral nerve injury?

Answer 14

Quadriceps

Question 15

What is the muscle affected by obturator nerve injury?

Answer 15

Adductor longus