A female high school volleyball player is sitting at the doctors office to get a look at her injury. Her physical therapist is working on her knee.
A 29-year-old female patient reports perineal hypoesthesia and dysesthesia on the operative side immediately following hip arthroscopy for treatment of a labral tear and femoroacetabular impingement. Which of the following operative techniques might have decreased the risk of this complication?
Labral repair
A labral repair would not affect the risk of pudendal nerve palsy.
Shorter traction time
A shorter traction time can decrease the risk for injury to the pudendal nerve.
Perineal post of <8 cm
A perineal post of >8 mm may increase risk of palsy by distributing force on a smaller surface area.
Extensile capsulotomy
Performing an extensile capsulotomy would not affect the risk of pudendal nerve palsy.
