Intraoperative positioning during cesarean as a cause of sciatic neuropathy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 652-653

  Roy, Sarmistha ^a   Levine, Amy B ^b   Herbison, Gerald J ^a   Jacobs, Stanley R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REFLEX DISORDER; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TWINS;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SUPINE POSITION; TWINS;

EID: 0036126626     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01700-8     Document Type: Article

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6. Sciatic nerve injury and caesarean section