Chapter 11, Problem 22CP

Summary Introduction

To identify:

The impairment in the leg movement by the injury in the obturator.

Concept introduction:

The obturator is a nerve present in the lower limb, and is responsible for the movement of thighs hips and knees. As the obturator is a nerve responsible for the movement of thighs, hips and knees directly or indirectly. The muscles of thighs, hips and knee are interconnected with the obturator nerve, so the injury in this nerve will affect the movement of thighs (nerve sensation problem), knee and hips.