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Lumbar Sympathetic Block As A Treatment Modality For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Kelci Beardsley, Ronald Lincow May 2021

Lumbar Sympathetic Block As A Treatment Modality For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Kelci Beardsley, Ronald Lincow

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Setting: Outpatient Pain Management

Patient: A 28-year-old male with a history of cryptogenic stroke, bilateral lower extremity compartment syndrome, and severe left foot pain secondary to emergent fasciotomy.

Case Description: This patient presented to the office with a chief complaint of left foot pain. Past medical history was significant for cryptogenic stroke and bilateral lower extremity compartment syndrome, status post emergent fasciotomy. Severe left foot pain began after emergent fasciotomy, and he required a walker for ambulation. While hospitalized, several different treatment modalities were utilized in an attempt to alleviate the pain. Previous treatments included tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and saphenous …


A 37-Year-Old Female With Low Back Pain And Acute Lower Extremity Weakness, Kelci Beardsley, Ronald Lincow May 2021

A 37-Year-Old Female With Low Back Pain And Acute Lower Extremity Weakness, Kelci Beardsley, Ronald Lincow

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Setting: Outpatient Pain Management

Patient: A 37-year-old female with no significant past medical history presents with low back pain and unilateral lower extremity weakness two weeks after a motor vehicle accident.

Case Description: This patient presented to the office with a chief complaint of new right sided low back pain and right lower extremity weakness. History revealed that the patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) several weeks prior to presentation. She was the restrained driver and was hit from behind by another motorist. The patient noted that she immediately felt stiffness in her low back, but did …


Restoration Of Penile Sensation After Dorsal Nerve Trauma In Cismen, Kevin M. Klifto, A. Lee Dellon May 2019

Restoration Of Penile Sensation After Dorsal Nerve Trauma In Cismen, Kevin M. Klifto, A. Lee Dellon

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Purpose: Loss of penis sensation or development of a painful penis can occur after injury to the dorsal branch of the pudendal nerve. Attempted relief of this problem through neurolysis of the dorsal nerve in the inferior pubic ramus canal has been reported rarely. While recovery of genital sensibility has been discussed frequently in transmen, this subject has been reported rarely in cismen. The purpose of this report is to review our experience with recovery of sensation after decompression of the dorsal branch of the pudendal nerve.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was carried out from 2014 to …