Abstract
Phantom Limb Pain (PLP) is an excruciating type of pain that gives a sensation of the continued presence of an amputated limb. Physicians have used many methods and drugs to treat PLP. We present a case of continued sciatic nerve block performed for PLP that developed after a traumatic amputation. We conclude that infusing a local anesthetic via a perineural sciatic catheter effectively treated PLP and stump pain after traumatic leg amputation.
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Article Type: Case Report
EUR J GEN MED, Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2012, 135-137
https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82478
Publication date: 10 Apr 2012
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