ReviewEplasty2023
Outcomes of Sciatic Nerve Injury Repairs: A Systematic Review.
Review in Eplasty, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Sciatic Nerve Injury Secondary to Blast Trauma: A Case Report.Journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Early repair of proximal sciatic nerve transection following skiing accidents.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Optimizing sciatic nerve exposure: Insights from a multicenter experience and review of the literature.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Nerve injury after total hip arthroplasty: etiology, preventive strategies and medico-legal considerations.Annals of medicine · 2025Review
- HMW-3R-tau Promotes Axon Growth and Regeneration in Peripheral Neurons.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Analysis of Penetrating Injuries to the Sciatic Nerve, Highlighting Insights From Sudan.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Advances in sciatic nerve regeneration: A review of contemporary techniques.Regenerative therapy · 2025Review
- Profound Neuropathy after Penetrating Transection of the Sciatic Nerve by Femoral Cerclage Wire: Illustrative Case and Management Strategy.Neurotrauma reports · 2025Article
- Effect and mechanism of Tetramethylpyrazine in repair of sciatic nerve injury in rats.BMC neuroscience · 2024Article
- The regenerative effect of exosomes isolated from mouse embryonic fibroblasts in mice created as a sciatic nerve crush injury model.Molecular biology reports · 2024Article
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the surgical repair techniques and the outcomes of sciatic nerve injuries in traumatic wounds. Methods: A literature search was conducted using the following keywords: Results: In total, 715 studies were retrieved. After abstract review, 13 articles fit the criteria. A total of 2627 repairs were carried out, including nerve grafts (n = 953), suture (n = 482), and neurolysis (n = 1192). Six studies reported good motor outcome, and good sensory outcome was reported across 2 studies. The thigh region accounted for 81.5% of lesions. Sciatic, peroneal, and tibial nerves were all equally affected. Gunshot wounds were the most common mechanism of injury (22.6%). Conclusions: The cumulative evidence demonstrates sciatic nerve injury repair has poor motor and sensory outcomes. This study shows there is a lack of standardized outcome measures, making comparisons very difficult. Graft lengths of <4 cm within the intermediate region yielded more successful outcomes. Further higher quality studies of nerve transfers in the lower limbs are needed to determine the optimal repair to restore sciatic nerve function.
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