Early repair of proximal sciatic nerve transection following skiing accidents
Peter Birkeland, Antonin Bentejac, Ove Bergdal, Kåre Fugleholm, Mike Fox · 2026
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Description
Peter Birkeland and co-authors present a 2026 report of two skiers whose sciatic nerves were sliced through by a ski edge. Both were young men injured in near-identical accidents, each taking a deep cut to the left buttock. The sciatic nerve is the body's largest, and a complete cut paralyzes the leg muscles below it.
Surgeons explored and repaired each nerve early, then immobilized the leg so the stitch line stayed slack. Over time, both men regained useful movement in most muscles. Ankle dorsiflexion, lifting the front of the foot, was the exception that did not recover. The authors argue that nerve ends pull apart with delay, so prompt repair is the key decision, and buttock-level repairs can end better than often assumed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Peter Birkeland, Antonin Bentejac, Ove Bergdal, Kåre Fugleholm, Mike Fox |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |