Surgical treatment of lesions of the sciatic nerve

The authors discuss their experience in the Division of Plastic and Hand Surgery of the Hospital of Legnano in the treatment of lesions of the sciatic nerve treated by microsurgery and in some cases by nerve grafts. The results obtained were assessed as acceptable in terms of function of the lower limb. Twenty-two cases were followed up, of which 13 had been treated by neurolysis and 9 with nerve grafts. The thigh muscles recovered in all cases, together with muscles innervated by the tibial nerve in 18 cases and the muscles innervated by the peroneal nerve in 13 cases.