Clin Pain.
2021 Jun;20(1):43-48. 10.35827/cp.2021.20.1.43.
Sciatic Neuropathy after Intramuscular Injection at a Site Remote from the Nerve
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- 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2516983
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.35827/cp.2021.20.1.43
Abstract
- Sciatic nerve can be injured by various mechanism such as compression, traction during surgery, and direct trauma. This case reports a sciatic neuropathy caused by compression due to hematoma occurring after intramuscular injection in the gluteus medius muscle far from the nerve. In order to avoid occurrence of sciatic neuropathy after buttock injection, the injection was made in the upper outer quadrant of the buttock, but sciatic neuropathy occurred. Sciatic neuropathy can be confused with lumbar radiculopathy, so differential diagnosis is important.
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