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Published on: August 11, 2016

Nerve entrapment after hamstring injury.

Heinz Lohrer¹, Tanja Nauck, Moritz A Konerding

¹Institute for Sports Medicine Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. lohrer@smi-frankfurt.de

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine : Official Journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine

|May 16, 2012

Summary

A rare hamstring injury complication involves sciatic nerve entrapment by scar tissue, causing athletic disability. Surgical release of the nerve branch restored the soccer player's full sport capacity.

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Orthopedic Surgery

Background:

Hamstring injuries frequently cause athletic disability and high reinjury rates.
Persistent pain and limited performance after hamstring injuries can be debilitating for athletes.

Observation:

A case report details a soccer player with persistent disability following a minor hamstring injury.
A previously undescribed lesion was identified: scar tissue compromising a motor branch of the sciatic nerve supplying the biceps femoris long head.

Findings:

Surgical resection of the entrapped nerve branch led to complete pain relief.
The athlete regained full capacity to participate in sports after the nerve decompression.

Implications:

Intramuscular sciatic nerve branch entrapment by scar tissue is a rare but critical consideration for unexplained athletic incapacity post-hamstring injury.
The severity and location of hamstring muscle injuries can significantly impact functional recovery and outcomes.