Journal of Anesthesia & Pain Medicine(JAPM)
ISSN: 2474-9206 | DOI: 10.33140/JAPM
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Foot Drop: Knee Surgery vs Sciatic Nerve Block
Abstract
Dawood Nasir
58 years old patient was brought to Operating room for Left knee reconstruction. He has a history of diabetes mellitus controlled on oral medication. Sciatic nerve block was performed at knee level along with adductor canal block for post-operative pain. After surgery patient developed foot drop. Besides surgical complication, it was thought can sciatic nerve block cause foot drop by injury to common peroneal nerve.