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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2016; 05(01): 034-036
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572372
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1572372
Case Report
Persistent Sciatalgia due to a Wandering Bipolar Forceps Tip after Posterior Lumbar Stabilization: A Case Report
Further Information
Publication History
01 June 2015
18 November 2015
Publication Date:
19 February 2016 (online)
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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.
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