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Peroneal Nerve Palsy Following Acupuncture Treatment

A Case Report

Investigation performed at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi-City, Chiba, Japan

Masaki Sato, MD
Hiromu Katsumoto, MD
Koui Kawamura, MD
Hiroshi Sugiyama, MD
Tsutomu Takahashi, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Asahi General Hospital, I-1326, Asahi-City, Chiba 289-2511, Japan

The authors did not receive grants or outside funding in support of their research or preparation of this manuscript. They did not receive payments or other benefits or a commitment or agreement to provide such benefits from a commercial entity. No commercial entity paid or directed, or agreed to pay or direct, any benefits to any research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other charitable or nonprofit organization with which the authors are affiliated or associated.

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	Introduction

 
Acupuncture is an increasingly popular treatment method used to relieve pain. Adverse events related to acupuncture have been reported ^1-3 rarely. The purpose of this report is to describe what we believe to be the first case of peroneal nerve palsy caused by penetration and breakage of an acupuncture needle. Our patient was informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication.

	Case Report

 
A sixty-two-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a left dropfoot and anterior pain and numbness in the left leg. There was no history of spinal disorder or diabetes mellitus. Initially, the patient had a spontaneous onset of acute posterior pain in the left leg. Her general practitioner diagnosed sciatica and prescribed bed rest. One week later, because of persistent symptoms, she received the first of a series of acupuncture treatments, and the pain decreased after several treatments. During the sixth treatment, she felt a sudden . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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