title: Neurological complications of foot and ankle surgery.
abstract: Postoperative neurological complications following foot and ankle surgery are common. This article reviews the structural architecture of peripheral nerves and innervation patterns around the foot and ankle; describes the pathophysiology of surgery-related nerve injury; and illustrates the postoperative neurological complications using specific case examples.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. achhabr6@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Marjanne J L
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Descamps
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weathermon
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soldatos
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods