Sciatic nerve palsy may occur a complication following which injury?
In posterior hip dislocation, head of femur is pushed out of the acetabulum posteriorly. Since the sciatic nerve lies behind the posterior wall of the acetabulum it is damaged in posterior hip dislocation. Ref: Essential Ohopedics By Maheshwari, 2nd Edition, Pages 111-119.
Trochanteric fracture
Fracture neck of femur
Posterior dislocation of hip joint
Anterior dislocation of hip joint