| 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? |
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- Labral repair A labral repair would not affect the risk of pudendal nerve palsy.
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- Shorter traction time A shorter traction time can decrease the risk for injury to the pudendal nerve.
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- Perineal post of <8 cm A perineal post of >8 mm may increase risk of palsy by distributing force on a smaller surface area.
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- Extensile capsulotomy Performing an extensile capsulotomy would not affect the risk of pudendal nerve palsy.