The Extensile Lateral Approach to the Calcaneus and the Sural Nerve

Category: Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: Sural nerve related symptoms following the extensile lateral approach to the calcaneus (ELA) are a known postoperative complication despite awareness of the course the sural nerve. While the main trunk of the sural nerve and its location relative to the ELA h...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Niall A. Smyth MD, Erik C. Zachwieja MD, Leonard T. Buller MD, Alejandro D. Miranda MD, Steven D. Steinlauf MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00301