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Retractors placed for exposure of the anteromedial pelvic surface and lateral pubic bone increase the tension of the femoral nerve when the hip is in full extension; flexion of the hip decreases the tension. Abduction of the flexed hip also produces nerve tension whereas adduction reduces it.
