ArticleClinical case reports2023
A case of phantom pain and stump pain that was effectively controlled by ultrasound-guided ulnar and median peripheral nerve blocks.
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- Association Between the Microbiological Characteristics of Postoperative Stump Wound Infections and Neuropathic Pain After Limb Amputation: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- A case of phantom pain and stump pain that was effectively controlled by ultrasound-guided ulnar and median peripheral nerve blocks.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Phantom limb pain and stump pain are often intractable, and their incidences are relatively high. We report a case of a patient with phantom limb and stump pain of the finger, who was successfully treated by peripheral nerve blocks. The patient was a male truck driver in his fifties, who had his left annular finger amputated in an accident 2 years previously. Owing to poor pain control at the stump of his finger, he was referred to our department. The initial examination revealed pain about numerical rating scale (NRS) 6/10 in the left annular finger transection as well as allodynia. Although some pain relief had been observed with postoperative medication, he still had persistent resting pain of about NRS 4/10. Therefore, blocks of the ulnar nerve and median nerve were performed. After the blocks were performed, the pain improved to NRS 1 to 2/10, and pain upon movement also almost disappeared. Peripheral nerve blocks can be a useful treatment modality for phantom limb pain and stump pain in the fingers, as in this case.
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