Persistent Sciatalgia due to a Wandering Bipolar Forceps Tip after Posterior Lumbar Stabilization: A Case Report

Abstract

There are several reports in the literature about the retained surgical materials as a cause of radicular pain or sensory impairment after spinal surgery. We report a patient with a persistent radicular pain in the distribution of left S1 nerve dermatome following lumbar stabilization surgery. Retained bipolar forceps tip has not been reported previously in the literature as a cause of sciatalgia after posterior lumbar surgery.

Keywords

sciatalgia - wandering - bipolar

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