Acupuncture complication--a case report.

J Miss State Med Assoc

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA.

Published: July 2005

A migrating, broken acupuncture needle inserted 28 years prior, impinged the L5 nerve root causing severe chronic pain which was relieved by surgical removal. Worldwide literature revealed an unexpected and surprising number of serious complications from acupuncture treatment.

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Acupuncture complication--a case report.

J Miss State Med Assoc

July 2005

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA.

A migrating, broken acupuncture needle inserted 28 years prior, impinged the L5 nerve root causing severe chronic pain which was relieved by surgical removal. Worldwide literature revealed an unexpected and surprising number of serious complications from acupuncture treatment.

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