Sural Nerve Entrapment by Fragments of Calcaneal Fracture (A Case Report).
- Author:
Yun Tae LEE
1
;
Tae Jin LEE
;
Sung Hwan KIM
;
Han Kook YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. hangugy@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sural nerve;
Calcaneal fracture;
Entrapment neuropathy;
Excision
- MeSH:
Achilles Tendon;
Animals;
Ankle;
Foot;
Nerve Compression Syndromes;
Organic Chemicals;
Sural Nerve;
Verapamil
- From:Journal of Korean Foot and Ankle Society
2011;15(1):44-46
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Sural nerve is a sensory nerve that innervates the lateral side of ankle and foot, and the injury of this nerve can be usually caused by surgical approch of calaneal fracture or achilles tendon injury. Entrapment neuropahty of sural nerve caused by bony fragment after calcaneal fracture is not reported, yet. Authors experienced one case that sural nerve injury due to bony fragment after calcaneal fracture and we regard that it is a rare case, so we report this case after reviewing literatures.
