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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Proximal Sural Traction Neurectomy During Transtibial Amputations

Symptomatic neuroma formation after trauma-related transtibial amputations remains a clinical problem. The sural nerve is frequently overlooked in its vulnerable subcutaneous location in the posterior myofasciocutaneous flap and commonly leads to chronic pain and decreased prosthesis use.
Tintle SM, Donohue MA, Shawen S, Forsberg JA, Potter BK. J Orthop Trauma. 2011 Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21804416

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