Salvage of Iatrogenic Sciatic Nerve Injury Caused by Operatively Treated Acetabular Fractures: Two Cases and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While sciatic nerve injury has been described as a complication of acetabular fractures, iatrogenic nerve injury remains sparsely reported. This study aims to assess iatrogenic sciatic nerve injuries occurring during acetabular fracture surgery, tracking their neurological recovery and clinical outcomes, and investigating any correlation between recovery and the severity of neurologic injury to facilitate physicians in providing prediction of prognosis.

Case presentation

We present two cases of male patients, aged 56 and 22, who developed sciatic palsy due to iatrogenic nerve injury during acetabular fracture surgery. Iatrogenic sciatic nerve injury resulted from operatively treated acetabular fractures. Surgical exploration, involving internal fixation removal an

SUBMITTER: Zhang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11293912 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature