Tourniquet‐induced common peroneal nerve injury in a pediatric patient after knee arthroscopy – raising the red flag

Peripheral nerve injury following the use of arterial tourniquets is a rare but potentially debilitating complication. Further education on the safe and appropriate practice of tourniquets is imperative to reduce the incidence of tourniquet‐related complications.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Saw, Kah Ming, Hee, Hwan Ing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5582240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28878898
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1060
Descripción
Sumario:Peripheral nerve injury following the use of arterial tourniquets is a rare but potentially debilitating complication. Further education on the safe and appropriate practice of tourniquets is imperative to reduce the incidence of tourniquet‐related complications.

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