• A & A case reports · Jul 2014

    The role of diagnostic ultrasound-guided selective common peroneal nerve block in a patient with negative imaging but with classic neuropathic pain after below knee amputation.

    • Shashank Saxena, Sokopoleak So, Brian A Williams, and Michael P Mangione.
    • From the *Department of Anesthesiology, VA Pittsburgh Health Care System; †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; and ‡Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    • A A Case Rep. 2014 Jul 15;3(2):20-2.

    AbstractBelow-knee amputation neuromas may be hard to detect radiographically. This case report demonstrates that in a below-knee amputee with negative imaging but with classic neuropathic pain, successful diagnostic ultrasound-guided nerve-selective peripheral nerve block may be performed to diagnose the problem; subsequent resection of the neuroma may relieve severe neuropathic pain.

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