ArticleMuscle & nerve2026
Lumbosacral Plexopathy: A Single-Center Review of Etiology, Clinical Presentation, Electrodiagnostic Findings, and Long-Term Outcomes.
Article in Muscle & nerve, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
Abstract
INTRODUCTION/
aimsLumbosacral plexopathy (LSP) results from a spectrum of etiologies and can cause substantial functional impairment. Limited data exist on the relative distribution of etiologies and outcomes across broad tertiary-care cohorts spanning multiple causes of LSP. This study aimed to describe the etiologic distribution and characterize the clinical, electrodiagnostic (EDx), and outcome features of LSP.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed records of patients diagnosed with LSP at our center from January 2000 to September 2024. Definite LSP was defined by a clinical and electrodiagnostic pattern localizing predominantly to the lumbosacral plexus, with supportive sensory and/or imaging findings. Probable LSP met similar clinical and EDx criteria but lacked sufficient sensory or imaging confirmation.
resultsOf 1139 screened records, 124 patients met criteria for LSP (38 definite [30.6%], 86 probable [69.4%]). Median age was 64 years (IQR 54-72), and 59 (47.6%) were female. Symptom onset was acute in 47 (37.9%), subacute in 9 (7.3%), and chronic in 68 (54.8%). Sensorimotor symptoms predominated (71.0%). Leading etiologies included diabetic lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy (34.7%), perioperative injury (25.8%), idiopathic LSP (14.5%), radiation-induced plexopathy (12.1%), and autoimmune LSP (6.5%). Among 85 patients with follow-up, 35 (41.2%) achieved full or near-complete recovery. DISCUSSION: These findings are consistent with prior descriptions of LSP and radiculoplexus neuropathy and emphasize the heterogeneity of etiologies seen in tertiary care. Recovery was often incomplete, supporting the need for careful diagnostic evaluation and realistic counseling regarding outcome.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.