Femoral Nerve Injury Following a Lumbar Plexus Blockade

Year 2014, Volume: 2014 Issue: 2, 184 - 186, 07.08.2014

İrfan Güngör Murat Zinnuroğlu Ayça Taş Tolga Tezer Mehmet Beyazova

https://doi.org/10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.13179

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

Femoral Nerve Injury Following a Lumbar Plexus Blockade

Abstract

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