What is it about?
sciatic nerve was severely injured during repair of hamstring muscle injury at its attachment to the pelvic bone.
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Why is it important?
Sciatic nerve injury leads to severe disability and should be avoided during surgical procedures. Use of monitoring of sciatic nerve function may prevent injury during surgery.
Perspectives
This case illustrates the importance of combining EMG and MR imaging to localize and to determine severity of nerve injury.
Dr VASUDEVA G IYER
Neurodiagnostic Center
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This page is a summary of: Iatrogenic injury to the sciatic nerve during surgical repair of proximal hamstring avulsion, Muscle & Nerve, May 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/mus.24678.
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