Sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection
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Source
Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul
Issue
Vol. 37, Issue 1-2 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.87-92, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Mosul College of Medicine-Mosul
Publication Date
2011-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
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Abstract AR
الهدف : دراسة الأنواع الحقن و العلامات السريرية و نتائج العلاج التحفظي للمرضى الذين يعانون من إصابة العصب الإنسي نتيجة الحقن في عضلة الإلية.
الطرق الدراسة : دراسة مستقبلية شملت 36 مريضا ( 19 ذكور و 17 إناث ) للفترة بين كانون الثاني 2008 و تموز 2010.
النتائج : أظهرت الدراسة إن 28 مريضا كانت أعمارهم أقل من خمس سنوات و أن 34 مريضا كان تلقوا الحقن من قبل الممرضين و أن المضادات الحيوية كانت العامل المسبب عند 91,33 % من المرضى كما إن سقوط القدم هو أكثر العلامات السريرية التي راجع من أجلها المرضى و أن الشفاء التام قد حصل عند 29,6 % من المرضى و الشفاء الجزيء عند 44,5 % و لم يحصل أي درجة من الشفاء عند 25,5 % منهم بعد العلاج التحفظي.
الاستنتاجات : الأطفال هم الأكثر عرضة للإصابة.
تنصح هذه الدراسة بعدم استخدام الحقن بالعضلة إلا في الحالات الضرورية و من قبل الشخص الكفوء.
Abstract EN
Objective: To study the type of injected agents, clinical features and outcome of conservative treatment of patients with sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection.
Methods: A prospective study of patients with sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection from private neurological clinic and neurophysiology unit in Ibn Sena Teaching Hospital in Mosul between January 2008 and July 2010.
Results: The total number of the patients was 36.
Male patients were 19 and females were 17.
There were 28 patients under age of 5 years.
Thirty four patients sustained their nerve injury by nurses, and antibiotics were the offending agents in 91.33% of patients.
Foot drop is the commonest presenting clinical feature.
Complete recovery was reported in 29.6% of the patients, partial recovery in 44.5% and no measurable clinical improvement in 25.5% of them.
Conclusion: Children are at higher risk of injury.
The injection should be prescribed only when mandatory and administered by a well qualified and competent personne
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad M. Fathi. 2011. Sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul،Vol. 37, no. 1-2, pp.87-92.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad M. Fathi. Sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul Vol. 37, no. 1-2 (2011), pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-331753
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shaykh, Muhammad M. Fathi. Sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular injection. Annals of the College of Medicine Mosul. 2011. Vol. 37, no. 1-2, pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-331753
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-92
Record ID
BIM-331753