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Sural Nerve Injury Symptoms. Most patients describe their pain as a burning sensation located on the outside of their foot or ankle but it can also involve symptoms of hypersensitivity or numbness which may be amplified when the area is touched or compressed. Once formed the nerves runs down the mid calf to the ankle and along the skin from the mid-posterior popliteal fossa to just behind to the. An individual with sural nerve neuropathy may also experience a reduction in motor functioning. Sural nerve injury presents with pain and sensory changes in the posterolateral leg and lateral foot with normal motor strength and reflexes.
Most patients describe their pain as a burning sensation located on the outside of their foot or ankle but it can also involve symptoms of hypersensitivity or numbness which may be amplified when the area is touched or compressed. More often surgical repairs in the area result in scar tissue formation that irritates the nerve. One of the main causes of sural nerve compression is injury to the lower leg or ankle. Percussion along the course of the nerve occasionally can elicit pain. This will only rarely have an effect on your gait but it can definitely cause a great deal of discomfort. Sural nerve injury presents with pain and sensory changes in the posterolateral leg and lateral foot with normal motor strength and reflexes.
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Percussion along the course of the nerve occasionally can elicit pain. Diagnosing Sural Nerve Neuropathy. One of the main causes of sural nerve compression is injury to the lower leg or ankle. Injuries such as fractures sprains and muscle tears often result in a swelling of the lower leg. Symptoms of sural nerve irritation include. Nerve biopsy involves removing and examining a sample of nerve tissue usually a sensory nerve from the lower leg called a sural nerve biopsy.