Obturator nerve block for painful hip in adult cerebral palsy

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1986 Nov;67(11):829-30.

Abstract

Nearly 25% of patients with severe spastic cerebral palsy (CP) develop hip dislocations/subluxations which may become painful. Three patients with spastic CP and painful hip dislocations/subluxations, who were poor surgical candidates and were unresponsive to conservative medical management, underwent obturator nerve block which resulted in temporary relief of pain and improved their activities of daily living. There were no known complications from this procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Adult
  • Athetosis / complications
  • Cerebral Palsy / complications*
  • Female
  • Hip Injuries
  • Hip*
  • Humans
  • Joint Dislocations / complications
  • Muscle Spasticity / complications
  • Nerve Block*
  • Obturator Nerve*
  • Pain / etiology
  • Pain Management*