Delayed lumbar plexus palsy due to giant psoas hematoma associated with vertebral compression fracture and direct oral anticoagulants: a case report.
Chikako IshiiMiki KomatsuKota SudaMasahiko TakahataSatoko Matsumoto HarmonMasahiro OtaTakamasa WatanabeMitsuru AsukaiNorimasa IwasakiAkio MinamiPublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2021)
In patients using DOACs with multiple risk factors, close attention must be taken in vertebral injury even if the fracture itself is a stable-type such as VCF, because segmental artery injury may cause massive psoas hematoma followed by lumbar plexus palsy and other complications.