The sural nerve (SN) is a significant peripheral nerve that provides sensory innervation to the posterolateral aspect of the leg and the lateral side of the foot. Understanding its anatomy is ...

This week we are going to discuss sural neuritis, which is a nerve irritation of the sural nerve in the lower leg that can mimic other conditions such as a 5th metatarsal fracture, an Achilles ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...

Chronic hyperglycemia can lead to microvascular injuries, which subsequently cause damage to peripheral nerve fibers. Ekberg and colleagues proposed that in type 1 diabetes a deficiency of C ...