The sural nerve provides sensation to the back of the lower leg, including the calf, outer ankle, heel, and toes. The sural nerve aids in foot placement and balance by sensing pain, temperature ...

Sensory function and coverage area The sural nerve functions exclusively as a sensory nerve, unlike some nerves that control both sensation and movement. It specifically enables you to detect ...

Incision site infections are usually easily treated with oral antibiotics. The sural nerve provides sensation for the outer side of the foot and once it is removed, sensation will most likely be ...

Simply put, the goal of the surgery is to transfer a nearby healthy nerve to the damaged cornea to restore its sensation. During the procedure, Miller harvests a segment of sural nerve from the ...

The graft nerve is taken from a sensory nerve, usually the sural nerve, that provides sensation to an area of the skin where sensation is not vital. But the success rate of nerve grafts can be hit ...

pain and a pins-and-needles sensation. The device works by measuring nerve conduction velocity and response amplitude in the sural nerve of the lower leg—factors that have been identified as ...

Two patients had altered sensation in the distribution of the sural nerve which settled spontaneously within 3 months. Conclusion: The Achillon suture system appears to allow a safe early active ...