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6 cze 2023 · We present a rare case of spontaneous SN entrapment neuropathy that was treated successfully with surgery based on an accurate diagnosis using neurophysiological and imaging studies. Entrapment neuropathy is caused by nerve compression as the nerve passes through a narrow space.
12 cze 2023 · Idiopathic SN neuropathy can be treated surgically when SN entrapment is detected with comprehensive evaluation methods.
We present 2 cases of sural neuralgia resistant to conservative management that were effectively treated by pulsed radiofrequency ablation. A 65-year-old female developed sural neuralgia after a foot surgery and failed conservative management.
21 lip 2023 · Sural nerve neurectomy and proximal implantation (20 muscle, 1 adipose) provided significant improvement in pain and function for patients with sural neuromas and chronic sural neuritis at median follow-up of 33.7 months.
The most common culprits of sural nerve entrapment are Achilles tendon lengthening surgery, Achilles tendon surgical repair after a torn tendon, ankle fracture, surgery for a broken ankle, flatfoot surgery, and fifth metatarsal fracture surgery.
Sural Nerve. Although rare, entrapment of the sural nerve can occur anywhere in the leg, ankle, or foot. The most common sites of compression are along the lateral border of the ankle, the calcaneus, and the fifth metatarsal.
12 cze 2023 · LESSONS Idiopathic SN neuropathy can be treated surgically when SN entrapment is detected with comprehensive evaluation methods. MRI scans using the multiple-fast field echo method show the SN...
