J Korean Pain Soc.  1998 Oct;11(2):314-316.

Psoas Compartment Block for the Relief of Lumbar and Left Thigh Pain after Operation of Second Lumbar Compression Fracture

• So KY
• Park YJ
• Koog JS

Abstract

Psoas compartment block has been used to provide anesthesia and analgesia of hip joint. This block is advocated for relief of pain of various origins in the thigh, leg and lumbar area. A-40-year-old women complained of pain in the left thigh and lumbar area after operation of the second lumbar vertebral compression fracture. To relieve pain, caudal block was performed. This block reduced in lumbar pain but left thigh pain persisted. So, we were performed psoas compartment block using mepivacaine and dexamethasone, which relieved the pain in the left thigh and lumbar area. We recommend psoas compartment block as useful and simple method for patients with thigh and lumbar area pain, especially when the epidural block is not feasible.

Keyword

Lumbar and thigh pain, Psoas compartment block

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia and Analgesia
Dexamethasone
Female
Fractures, Compression*
Hip Joint
Humans
Leg
Mepivacaine
Thigh*
Dexamethasone
Mepivacaine