Objectives The incidence of acute Achilles tendon rupture appears to be increasing. The aim
of this study was to summarize various therapies for acute Achilles tendon rupture and …

Peripheral nerves of the lower limb may become entrapped at various points during their
anatomical course. While clinical assessment and nerve conduction studies are the …

Entrapment neuropathies of the knee, leg, ankle, and foot are often underdiagnosed, as the
results of clinical examination and electrophysiologic evaluation are not always reliable. The …

Background The sural nerve (SN) is a cutaneous sensory nerve innervating the
posterolateral leg. The SN is formed from a highly variable set of contributing nerves called …

Background: The sural nerve is commonly used as donor for nerve grafting. Contrary to its
constant retromalleolar position, formation and course of the proximal sural nerve show …

Background: Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of foot pain. If conservative treatment fails,
there is no consensus as to the best surgical management for recalcitrant plantar fasciitis …

Introduction The sural nerve (SN) is a sensory nerve in the lower extremity which branches
to supply the skin on the distal posterolateral third of the lower limb. Typically, the medial …

The sural nerve is at risk of iatrogenic injury even during minimally invasive operative
procedures to repair the calcaneal (Achilles) tendon. Through 107 cadaveric leg dissections …

BACKGROUND: Damage to the sural nerve (SuN) may arise from surgical stripping or
thermal ablation of the small saphenous vein (SSV). OBJECTIVE: This study aims to …

Abstract Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an endothelium-derived peptide that also possesses potent
mitogenic activity. There is also a suggestion the ET-1 is a neuropeptide, based mainly on its …