title: Injection injury of the sciatic nerve: unusual anatomic distribution of nerve damage.
abstract: Sciatic nerve damage by intragluteal injections tends to injure the peroneal nerve trunk more severely than the other components of the sciatic nerve. 2 patients with predominant or sole damage to the posterior tibial nerve trunk were observed. This distribution was documented electrophysiologically. Our cases are unusual and point to a wider spectrum of such injuries. It is also suggested that internal fibrosis of the nerve is of greatest importance as a pathogenetic mechanism in these injuries.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000293:injuries; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D013979:Tibial Nerve / Q000293:injuries