title: Femoral nerve injury following a lumbar plexus blockade.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lumbar plexus blockade (LPB) combined with sciatic nerve block (SNB) is frequently used for lower extremity surgery. Perioperative nerve injury is a rarely encountered complication of peripheral nerve blocks (PNB).
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report a 44-year-old male patient who developed a partial femoral nerve injury (FNI) following a LPB which was performed before the surgery of a patellar fracture. The clinical and electroneuromyographic findings of the patient were recovered almost completely within the following six months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presented case demonstrated a FNI despite the absence of any pain or paresthesia sensation, with the disappearance of motor response under 0.3 mA of neurostimulation in the experienced hands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zinnuroğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayça
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taş
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tezer
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beyazova
keywords: Electromyography; femoral nerve; lumbosacral plexus; nerve block; nerve stimulation; peripheral nerve injuries