Sciatic nerve injury following hamstring harvest
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1Droitwich Knee Clinic, St Andrews Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcs WR9 8DS, UK. glen@vardi.freeserve.co.uk
The Knee
|February 18, 2004
Abstract:
Injury to the sciatic nerve following harvesting of the medial hamstring tendons is a complication that has not been described. I report a unique case of sciatic nerve injury above the level of its bifurcation into its terminal branches following hamstring graft harvest for use in ACL reconstruction. The sciatic nerve anatomy and technique of graft harvest is briefly described.

