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Compression Injury of the Sciatic Nerve During a Prolonged Surgical Procedure in a Diabetic Patient †
Author(s) -
Massey E. Wayne,
Pleet A. Bernard
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00515.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , sciatic nerve , nerve repair , polyneuropathy , surgery , axonal degeneration , surgical decompression , anesthesia , decompression , peripheral nerve , pathology , anatomy , endocrinology
Patients with diabetes mellitus and an underlying mixed axonal and demyelinating polyneuropathy are particularly prone to compression neuropathies with consequent axonal degeneration and a poor prognosis for recovery. This hazard should be taken into account whenever a prolonged surgical procedure is contemplated. An illustrative case is presented.