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Review Question - QID 215604

THA Sciatic Nerve Palsy epidemiology Incidence QID: 215604 (OBQ20.193)
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QID 215604 (Type "215604" in App Search)
You're paged to the floor to evaluate a 78-year-old male with diabetes who you performed a total hip arthroplasty on yesterday. A press-fit dual wedge tapered stem and standard cup were utilized through a posterior approach. The nurse is concerned that the patient may have developed a nerve injury due to a motor deficit to the operative leg. His sensation, however, is intact to all distributions of the leg. Which of the following is true as it relates to nerve injury following THA?
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