A Case with Intermittent Claudication due to Entrapment Neuropathy of the Posterolateral Branch of the Lumbar Spinal Nerve

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  • Nezu M.
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine
  • Kawakami T.
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine

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  • 脊髄神経後外側枝の絞扼により, 間歇性跛行を呈した一例

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In the orthopedic field, intermittent claudication is almost caused by spinal canal stenosis.<br>But we experienced a rare case with intermittent claudication due to the entrapment neuropathy of the posterolateral branch of L3 spinal nerve.<br>At operation the nerve was identified to be entrapped between the fascia of the latissimus dorsi and the obliqus internus abdominis, and resected at the same point with fascia.<br>Five months later, the clinical assessment is satisfactory without any disturbances of ADL.

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