Surgical repair of sciatic nerve injuries: multi-centre study at Egypt
Mohamed Elsebaey·Mohamed F. Elfarsy·Tamer M. Nasef·Ashraf A. Abd Alkarim·Hamdi Nabawi Mostafa·Mohamed M. Bakr·Mohammed Naguib·Sameh Habib·Ahmed Beheiry·Wael AbdElwanis·Yasser M. Elkhwalka·Mohamed E. Y. Elghabaty
Abstract Background The sciatic nerve is long wide peripheral nerve and innervates the much of the lower limb muscles. Because of the long course of the sciatic nerve, many different causes and scenarios can cause its injury. Common causes of these injuries include road traffic accidents (RTA), hip joint dislocation, injection injuries, penetrating stap injuries and gunshot wounds (GSW). Also, according to the site of injury, the symptoms and signs differ and can be concluded at the following Gl