Open AccessClinical, electrophysiological, and prognostic study of postinjection sciatic nerve injury: An avoidable cause of loss of limb in the peripheral medical service
Author(s) -
Maqbool Wani,
Sheikh Saleem,
Asrar Ahmed
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.53081
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral , limb loss , peripheral nerve , electrophysiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , sciatic nerve , surgery , anesthesia , anatomy , amputation
Post injection sciatic nerve injury is a common cause of sciatic nerve mononeuropathy in the developing world largely due to inadequate health care facilites in the rural regions.