@entity2096 associated with XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2096 @entity128 @entity174
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the present study was to document the prevalence of, and recovery from, injuries of the femoral nerve associated with displaced @entity174 . METHODS: From 1986 to 2001, 726 @entity174 were treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Four @entity1 who had an @entity2096 associated with a displaced @entity174 were identified and were followed for a mean of 3.4 years. The @entity128 was iatrogenic in two @entity1 and traumatic in two @entity1 . RESULTS: Clinically detectable quadriceps femoris motor function returned at an average of eighteen weeks (range, four to fifty-two weeks). All @entity1 had satisfactory recovery of nerve function with a return of grade-4 or 5 motor power (the level of motor power needed to allow a normal gait) by an average of ten months (range, three to twenty-four months). Sensory recovery was incomplete but not debilitating. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative examination of a @entity1 who has an @entity174 should include an assessment of femoral nerve function. Regardless of whether the injury is traumatic or iatrogenic in origin, recovery of motor and sensory function without surgical exploration can be expected. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic study, Level II-1 (retrospective study). See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
