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ArticleLocal and regional anesthesia2024

Foot Drop Following a Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block with Ropivacaine, A Case Report and Literature Review.

Andreas Clipet-Jensen, Hans Fjeldsøe-Nielsen, Peter Roy Kirkegaard

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Article in Local and regional anesthesia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Andreas Clipet-JensenDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Nykøbing, Denmark.
Hans Fjeldsøe-NielsenDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Nykøbing, Denmark.
Peter Roy KirkegaardDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Nykøbing, Denmark.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although peripheral nerve blocks are deemed very safe, a significant number of patients for whom this anesthetic technique may be particularly appealing to apply may present with preexisting peripheral neuropathies, putting them at risk for further nerve damage. We present a case with a 74-year-old male with several risk factors for peripheral neuropathy who developed a foot drop following a popliteal sciatic nerve block with ropivacaine. We suggest that the vasoconstrictive properties of ropivacaine may have contributed to a preexisting neuronal ischemia, thus further damaging an already compromised nerve.

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local anestheticsperipheral nerve blockperipheral neuropathyvasoconstriction

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PMID39011053
PMCPMC11249064

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