Clinical features of middle cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy

ConclusionsWe confirmed MCN-EN in 50 of 105 patients admitted for intractable LBP. Repeat MCN blocks were effective in 22 patients; 19 required additional conservative treatment, and 9 underwent surgery. Buttock pain radiating to the posterior thigh was an MCN-EN symptom that has been diagnosed as pseudo-sciatica. Before subjecting patients with intractable LBP to surgery, the presence of MCN-EN must be ruled out.
Source: Acta Neurochirurgica - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research