Issue release date: 18.03.2025
Turkish Neurosurgery
2020 , Vol 30 , Num 1
1Eskisehir City Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey
2Yunus Emre State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey
3Suleyman Demirel University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Isparta, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26919-19.3 AIM: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and recovery of patients with meralgia paresthetica (MP) following posterior spine surgery.
Corresponding author : Serdar ERCAN, srdrercn@gmail.com
2Yunus Emre State Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Eskisehir, Turkey
3Suleyman Demirel University, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Isparta, Turkey DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.26919-19.3 AIM: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and recovery of patients with meralgia paresthetica (MP) following posterior spine surgery.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients who underwent posterior spine surgeries in prone position at the authorsâ clinics were included in this study. Patients with preoperative MP were excluded.
RESULTS: Among the 560 patients who underwent spine surgery in prone position, 117 (21%) had impaired sensation along the anterolateral aspect of the thigh. One hundred three of them were treated with conservative treatment, whereas 14 underwent surgery for MP.
CONCLUSION: Conservative treatment is the first option for MP. Patients who do not recover with conservative treatment may undergo surgical treatment.
Keywords : Meralgia paresthetica, Spine, Prone, Entrapment neuropathy