The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...
This week we are going to discuss sural neuritis, which is a nerve irritation of the sural nerve in the lower leg that can mimic other conditions such as a 5th metatarsal fracture, an Achilles ...
The sural nerve (SN) is a significant peripheral nerve that provides sensory innervation to the posterolateral aspect of the leg and the lateral side of the foot. Understanding its anatomy is ...