Bilateral thigh compartment syndromes from extended sitting with forward bending.
Sciatic nerve
Thigh compartment syndrome
Journal
Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
ISSN: 1532-2653
Titre abrégé: J Clin Neurosci
Pays: Scotland
ID NLM: 9433352
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Jun 2019
Historique:
received:
31
01
2019
accepted:
11
03
2019
pubmed:
11
4
2019
medline:
2
7
2019
entrez:
11
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Alcohol consumption and subsequent sleeping in unusual positions often causes compression neuropathies. In this case, we experienced a unique case of bilateral leg palsy after sleeping in a forward bending position that was photographed by his colleague. We expected that prolonged blockage of the circulation of the femoral arteries resulted in bilateral thigh compartment syndromes (TCSs), leading to sciatic nerve damage. The muscle MRI and needle EMG support this hypothesis. A couple of similar cases have been reported, but the causes of TCS was undetermined due to lack of medical history. This case illustrates that atraumatic compartment syndrome with sciatic nerve palsy can be occurred by prolonged unusual positions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30967313
pii: S0967-5868(19)30213-9
doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.03.027
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
35-37Informations de copyright
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