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Bilateral Heel Numbness due to External Compression during Obstetric Epidural Analgesia

We describe the case of a 32-year-old woman who developed bilateral heel numbness after obstetric epidural analgesia. We diagnosed her with bilateral neuropathy of the medial calcaneal nerve, most likely due to longstanding pressure on both heels. Risk factors for the development of this neuropathy...

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Autores principales: Kamphuis, Vivian P., Zegers, Marie P.A., Koppen, Hille
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25802500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000375233