Sciatica due to Schwannoma at the Sciatic Notch.

Schwannomas are rarely seen on the sciatic nerve and can cause sciatica. In this case report we aimed to present an unusual location of schwannoma along sciatic nerve that causes sciatica. A 60-years-old-man was admitted to us with complaints of pain on his thigh and paresthesia on his foot. Radiography of the patient revealed a solitary lesion on the sciatic nerve. The lesion was excised and the symptoms resolved after surgery.

A rare cause of deep peroneal nerve palsy due to compression of synovial cyst - Case report.

INTRODUCTION: Synovial cyst is a rare cause of compression neuropathy and its differential diagnosis can be misleading. PRESENTATION OF CASE: This article presents clinical, radiological, and histological findings of deep peroneal nerve palsy due to compression of a synovial cyst in a 30-year-old patient admitted with sudden drop foot. DISCUSSION: Focal nerve entrapment in lower extremity due to synovial cystis a rare entity. Differential diagnosis is important. Surgical excision is the main treatment method with high success rate. CONCLUSION: Synovial cyst compression which can be treated easily with surgical excision should be considered in rapidly progressed drop foot.

Suprascapular nerve block for the treatment of frozen shoulder.

AIMS: The aim of our study was to compare the effects of suprascapular nerve block in patients with frozen shoulder and diabetes mellitus unresponsive to intraarticular steroid injections. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Ten patients without improvement of sign and symptoms after intraarticular injections were made a suprascapular nerve block. METHODS: Pain levels and active range of movement of patients were recorded at initial attendance and after 1, 4, and 12 weeks. All patients' simple pain scores, total pain scores, and range of motion of their shoulders were improved significantly after suprascapular nerve block. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: In this study, the statistical analyses were performed by using the SPSS 8.0 program (SPSS Software, SPSS Inc., USA). To compare pre- and post-injection results of simple pain score, total pain score, shoulder abduction and external rotation, Wilcoxon test was used. RESULTS: Patient's simple pain scores, total pain scores also abduction, external rotation and internal rotation angles were improved significantly after suprascapular nerve block. CONCLUSION: Effective results after suprascapular nerve blockage was obtained for the treatment of refractory frozen shoulder cases.