title: Prolapsed intervertebral disc with sciatica: the role of common peroneal nerve block.
abstract: A total of 210 patients of Lumbar disc prolapse with sciatica were given common peroneal block by infiltrating 2% xylocaine around the common peroneal nerve 3 cm below the head of fibula on the affected side. After receiving the block the pain decreased on from grade 2.99 +/- 0.46 to 0.91 +/- 0.99, and straight leg raising increased from 32.1 +/- 12.55 to 59.66 +/- 12.11 degrees. The method, as an outpatient procedure, has been found to be simple and useful in the patients of sciatica with prolapsed lumbar intervertebral disc potentially appropriate for a low-resource setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Paraplegia & Rehabilitation, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sangwan
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Siwach
authors.forename: Soneet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000150:complications*; D008012:Lidocaine; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D012585:Sciatica / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine