Peripheral Nerve Injury to the Lower Limb: Repair and Secondary Reconstruction

Abstract

This article is based on literature review of relevant articles as well as the authors’ own experiences in treating peripheral nerve injuries of the lower limb. The article deals with causative factors of lower limb nerve injuries, various grading systems of the injuries, approaches to such injuries, and techniques to repair lower limb nerve injuries. It also enumerates several reasons to explain the poorer prognosis of peroneal nerve injuries and the possible distal nerve transfers in lower limb albeit with poorer outcomes.

Keywords

lower limb nerve injury - peroneal nerve - poor prognosis

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