## Abstract We report a case of lipomatosis of the sciatic nerve, also known as lipofibromatous hamartoma. A male, 26βyearβold, presented with gait impairment, leg pain, and foot drop compatible with sciatic nerve's compression. The preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed diffuse thi
Obturator mononeuropathy caused by lipomatosis of the nerve: A case report
β Scribed by Raffaele Nardone; Alessandro Venturi; Gunther Ladurner; Stefan Golaszewski; Konrad Psenner; Frediano Tezzon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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