Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature
Proximal hamstring tears are among the most common injuries afflicting athletes and middle-aged individuals. Sciatic nerve compression after a proximal hamstring injury, which can occur due to scar formation and subsequent irritation or compression of the nerve, is an infrequent but severe complicat...
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| author | Michael Gattringer Georg Schalamon Hannes Pichler Franziska Lioba Breulmann Heinz Buerger Georg Mattiassich Martin Bischofreiter |
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| description | Proximal hamstring tears are among the most common injuries afflicting athletes and middle-aged individuals. Sciatic nerve compression after a proximal hamstring injury, which can occur due to scar formation and subsequent irritation or compression of the nerve, is an infrequent but severe complication with few cases documented in the literature. No evidence is available about the optimal treatment for sciatic nerve symptoms after proximal hamstring injuries. In this case report, we present two cases involving patients primarily treated conservatively at another institution after suffering from a proximal hamstring injury and developing sciatic nerve symptoms over the course of a few months. Both were treated with open neurolysis at our institution without reattachment of the ruptured muscles to the ischial tuberosity due to the chronicity of the injuries. Both patients exhibited neurological symptoms over two years, which recovered after surgery. These two cases show that neurolysis of the sciatic nerve without reattachment of the proximal hamstring muscles is an applicable option for the treatment of chronic proximal hamstring tears with sciatic nerve compression. Further studies will be needed to validate this hypothesis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71bcac8515154533b62cceec5faf16322023-11-19T01:55:19ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292023-08-01138176210.3390/life13081762Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the LiteratureMichael Gattringer0Georg Schalamon1Hannes Pichler2Franziska Lioba Breulmann3Heinz Buerger4Georg Mattiassich5Martin Bischofreiter6Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Clinic Diakonissen Schladming, 8970 Schladming, AustriaDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Clinic Diakonissen Schladming, 8970 Schladming, AustriaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Ordensklinikum Barmherzige Schwestern Linz, Vinzenzgruppe Center of Orthopedic Excellence, Teaching Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, AustriaDepartment of Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Clinic Diakonissen Schladming, 8970 Schladming, AustriaDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Clinic Diakonissen Schladming, 8970 Schladming, AustriaDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Clinic Diakonissen Schladming, 8970 Schladming, AustriaProximal hamstring tears are among the most common injuries afflicting athletes and middle-aged individuals. Sciatic nerve compression after a proximal hamstring injury, which can occur due to scar formation and subsequent irritation or compression of the nerve, is an infrequent but severe complication with few cases documented in the literature. No evidence is available about the optimal treatment for sciatic nerve symptoms after proximal hamstring injuries. In this case report, we present two cases involving patients primarily treated conservatively at another institution after suffering from a proximal hamstring injury and developing sciatic nerve symptoms over the course of a few months. Both were treated with open neurolysis at our institution without reattachment of the ruptured muscles to the ischial tuberosity due to the chronicity of the injuries. Both patients exhibited neurological symptoms over two years, which recovered after surgery. These two cases show that neurolysis of the sciatic nerve without reattachment of the proximal hamstring muscles is an applicable option for the treatment of chronic proximal hamstring tears with sciatic nerve compression. Further studies will be needed to validate this hypothesis.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/8/1762proximal hamstring tearsciatic nerve compressionproximal hamstring avulsionsciaticaproximal hamstring rupture |
| spellingShingle | Michael Gattringer Georg Schalamon Hannes Pichler Franziska Lioba Breulmann Heinz Buerger Georg Mattiassich Martin Bischofreiter Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature Life proximal hamstring tear sciatic nerve compression proximal hamstring avulsion sciatica proximal hamstring rupture |
| title | Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Sciatic Nerve Compression after a Chronic Proximal Hamstring Tear: A Report of Two Cases and a Narrative Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | sciatic nerve compression after a chronic proximal hamstring tear a report of two cases and a narrative review of the literature |
| topic | proximal hamstring tear sciatic nerve compression proximal hamstring avulsion sciatica proximal hamstring rupture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/8/1762 |
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