A Treatment Option for Post-Injection Sciatic Neuropathy: Transsacral Block with Methylprednisolone
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A treatment option for post-injection sciatic neuropathy: transsacral block with methylprednisolone.
BACKGROUND Accidental intraneural injection induced nerve injury is an iatrogenic tragedy and intramuscular injection (IM) is the most common injury mechanism affecting the sciatic nerve. The most frequent presentation of sciatic nerve injury includes radicular pain and paresthesia with almost immediate onset of variable motor and sensory deficit. OBJECTIVES Intraneural injection is a common ...
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عنوان ژورنال: September 2010
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2010/13/451