Title of article
Femoral Nerve Injury Following a Lumbar Plexus Blockade
Author/Authors
Güngör, İrfan Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey , Zinnuroğlu, Murat Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey , Taş, Ayça Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey , Tezer, Tolga Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Turkey , Beyazova, Mehmet Gazi Üniversitesi - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey
From page
184
To page
186
Abstract
Background: Lumbar plexus blockade (LPB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) is frequently used for lower extremity surgery. Perioperative nerve injury is a rarely encountered complication of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB). Case Report: Here we report a 44-year-old male patient who developed a partial femoral nerve injury (FNI) following a LPB which was performed before the surgery of a patellar fracture. The clinical and electroneuromyographic findings of the patient were recovered almost completely within the following six months. Conclusion: The presented case demonstrated a FNI despite the absence of any pain or paresthesia sensation, with the disappearance of motor response under 0.3 mA of neurostimulation in the experienced hands.
Keywords
Electromyography , femoral nerve , lumbosacral plexus , nerve block , nerve stimulation , peripheral nerve injuries
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Record number
2671524
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