In one study, seven patients (26%) presenting with foot drop had had recent IM injections in the buttock. An additional 20 patients (74%) presented much later (Fatunde & Familusi, 2001).

A 25-year-old male patient presented with foot drop indicative of a sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular (IM) injections. Blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging of his spine ...

This column provides an overview of restraint in psittacine birds and administration of subcutaneous fluids and intramuscular injections. The principles described here may be also used on other ...

Table 1 Penicillin Blood Levels Produced by a Single Intramuscular Injection of 300,000 Units of Calcium Penicillin in 4.8 Per Cent Beeswax by Weight in Peanut Oil Contained in 1 cc. Table 2 shows ...