Foot drop after subarachnoid block for removal of McDonald cervical suture and cesarean section
Abstract
Peripheral nerve lesions are a complication of operative procedures under both general and regional anesthesia. The study incorporates a case of twenty eight year old woman who developed left foot drop after removal of a McDonald cervical suture followed by Caesarean section under subarachnoid block (SAB). Intra-operatively, she was put in lithotomy position for removal of the McDonald cervical suture. Her neurological deficit gradually recovered over the next ten months. We suggest that intra-operative positioning for cervical suture removal may have caused this injury.
Keywords: Foot drop; Lithotomy position; Operative positioning
Citation: Akhtaruzzaman AKM, Rahman MW, Bhowmick DK, Begum MFA. Foot drop after subarachnoid block for removal of McDonald cervical suture and Cesarean section. Anaesth Pain & Intensive care 2014;18(1):52-55