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Gynaecology Case Reports

Femoral neuropathy after vaginal surgery: A complication of the lithotomy position

M. WilsonDepartments ofObstetrics and Gynaecology, Whittington HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. RamageMedicine
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W. YoongObstetrics and Gynaecology, North Middlesex University Hospital, London
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J. SwinhoeObstetrics and Gynaecology, Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital, Romford, UK
Pages 90-91 | Published online: 31 Jan 2011

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