Medial superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy in teenagers: A report of two cases

Tarek A. Aly, Yahuhisa Tanaka, Toshimi Aizawa, Hiroshi Ozawa, Shoichi Kokubun

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Abstract

Medial superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy causes pain radiating from the low back down to the posterior thigh. It tends to be misdiagnosed as a lumbar spine disorder. Patients in previous reports were in the middle or old age at the onset. Proposing simultaneous full flexion of the ipsilateral hip and knee joints as a provocation test, we present two cases of teenager females who spent long before diagnosis of their condition. Both of them had engaged in vigorous sports activities and completely recovered from the disability following local anaesthetic and corticosteroid injection at the trigger point.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-231
Number of pages3
JournalTohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Volume197
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002 Aug 1

Keywords

  • Entrapment neuropathy
  • Medial superior cluneal nerve
  • Provocation test
  • Teenager

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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