Gargya Akshat, Dhaliwal Sampreet, Haider Naeem
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, University of Vermont, South Burlington, USA.
Anesthesia, Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Oakland, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 3;15(6):e39916. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39916. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Chronic pain from quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) presents a significant challenge for both orthopedic surgeons and pain management physicians. Current treatment options include physical therapy and medication management. Patients with refractory pain often end up using opioids and suffer from a prolonged disability that affects the quality of their life. A peripheral nerve stimulator is a novel treatment option for QTR. It is a minimally invasive treatment option that can be used to manage refractory cases in the future. We report a case of successful management of chronic pain in a patient with bilateral QTR with a femoral peripheral nerve stimulator.
股四头肌肌腱断裂（QTR）导致的慢性疼痛对骨科医生和疼痛管理医生来说都是一项重大挑战。目前的治疗选择包括物理治疗和药物管理。疼痛难治的患者最终往往会使用阿片类药物，并长期残疾，影响生活质量。外周神经刺激器是QTR的一种新型治疗选择。它是一种微创治疗选择，未来可用于治疗难治性病例。我们报告一例使用股神经外周神经刺激器成功治疗双侧QTR患者慢性疼痛的病例。
