Tourniquet-Induced Sciatic Nerve Injury: An Unusual Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Abstract

A 53-year-old man with hypertension underwent CABG. Following surgery, he developed left leg numbness and weakness. Examination revealed left sciatic neuropathy, as well as a circumferential lesion over the left mid-thigh which was revealed to be due to a surgical tourniquet. He was diagnosed with tourniquet-induced left sciatic neuropathy, and by the end of his hospitalization, recovered full strength and sensation in his left lower extremity.