Severe isolated sciatic neuropathy due to a modified lotus position

作     者：Jacob Wycher Bosma Juerd Wijntjes Ton Antonius Hilgevoord Jan Veenstra 

作者机构：Department of Internal Medicine Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital Department of Neurology Sint Lucas Andreas Hospital 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)

年 卷 期：2014年第2卷第2期

页      面：39-41页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Sciatic neuropathy Lotus neuropathy Sciatic nerve 

摘      要：A 51-year-old man presented to our hospital with progressive pain and weakness in his right leg. Neurological examination revealed atrophy of all muscles of the right leg, unilateral foot drop and paralysis of the anterior tibial and gastrocnemicus muscles. Electromyography confirmed a severe isolated sciatic neuropathy in the thigh. For unclear reasons, our patient habitually used to sit in a modified lotus position. We concluded that this position, in literature known as lotus neuropathy had resulted in the sciatic neuropathy. After more than a year our patient was referred again to our outpatient clinic. At that time there was only minimal improvement, now with an achilles tendon contracture and pes equinus due to immobility.