Femoral Nerve Injury Following a Lumbar Plexus Blockade

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Gungor İ., ZİNNUROĞLU M., Tas A., Tezer T., Beyazova M.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.184-186, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2014.13179
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.184-186
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Electromyography, femoral nerve, lumbosacral plexus, nerve block, nerve stimulation, peripheral nerve injuries, PSOAS COMPARTMENT BLOCK, INTRANEURAL INJECTION, REGIONAL ANESTHESIA
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).