Table 3 Nerve injury, degree of severity, motor loss, sensory loss, and regression evaluated after EMG-ENG
From: Femoral nerve injury in gynecologic surgery: medico-legal issues for best surgical practices
Case | Nerve injury | Degree of severity (0–5)a | Motor loss | Sensory loss | Regression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Femoral (left) | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 8 months |
2 | Femoral (left) | Neuropraxia (1) | - | Yes | < 6 months |
3 | Femoral (right) | Neuropraxia (2) | Yes | Yes | < 6 months |
4 | Femoral (right) Pudendal (right) | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 10 months (femoral nerve) Persistence (right pudendal nerve)b |
5 | Femoral (left) | Neurotmesis (5) | Yes | Yes | Persistence |
6 | Ilioinguinal (left) | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 8 months |
7 | Femoral (left) | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 8 months |
8 | Femoral (left) | Axonotmesis (5) | Yes | Yes | Persistence |
9 | Femoral (right) | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 8 months |
10 | Femoral (left) | Axonotmesis (2) | Yes | Yes | < 6 months |
11 | Femoral (left) Lateral femoral cutaneous | Neurotmesis (4) | Yes | Yes | Persistence |
12 | Femoral (left) Obturator | Axonotmesis (3) | Yes | Yes | < 8 months |