The sural nerve (SN) is a significant peripheral nerve that provides sensory innervation to the posterolateral aspect of the leg and the lateral side of the foot. Understanding its anatomy is ...

The sural nerve travels along the lateral aspect (outer aspect) of the Achilles tendon, goes behind the lateral malleolus of the ankle and along the lateral foot giving it plenty of area to mimic ...

prior to the procedure. The risk of infection is slightly increased in sural nerve biopsy due to the location of the incision site which is close to the foot. Incision site infections are usually ...