Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient.
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Massey, EW; Pleet, AB
Published in: J Am Geriatr Soc
April 1980
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.
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J Am Geriatr Soc
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ISSN
0002-8614
Publication Date
April 1980
Volume
28
Issue
4
Start / End Page
188 / 189
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Time Factors
- Sciatic Nerve
- Posture
- Postoperative Complications
- Paralysis
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Male
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Diabetic Neuropathies
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Massey, E. W., & Pleet, A. B. (1980). Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient. J Am Geriatr Soc, 28(4), 188–189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00515.x
Massey, E. W., and A. B. Pleet. “Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient.” J Am Geriatr Soc 28, no. 4 (April 1980): 188–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00515.x.
Massey EW, Pleet AB. Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1980 Apr;28(4):188–9.
Massey, E. W., and A. B. Pleet. “Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient.” J Am Geriatr Soc, vol. 28, no. 4, Apr. 1980, pp. 188–89. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00515.x.
Massey EW, Pleet AB. Compression injury of the sciatic nerve during a prolonged surgical procedure in a diabetic patient. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1980 Apr;28(4):188–189.
Published In
J Am Geriatr Soc
DOI
ISSN
0002-8614
Publication Date
April 1980
Volume
28
Issue
4
Start / End Page
188 / 189
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Time Factors
- Sciatic Nerve
- Posture
- Postoperative Complications
- Paralysis
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Male
- Humans
- Geriatrics
- Diabetic Neuropathies