title: Acupuncture complication--a case report.
abstract: A migrating, broken acupuncture needle inserted 28 years prior, impinged the L5 nerve root causing severe chronic pain which was relieved by surgical removal. Worldwide literature revealed an unexpected and surprising number of serious complications from acupuncture treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Bernard S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Patrick
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*