Delayed sciatic neuropathy due to pelvic reconstruction plate loosening following complex acetabular reconstruction in total hip arthroplasty seems not be have been previously reported. We identified a 79-year-old woman who developed progressive neurologic signs of entrapment 6 months following reconstruction of a pelvic discontinuity due to fracture nonunion caused by radiation necrosis. Magne...

We present a novel surgical technique for lower limb revascularization after resection of an aneurysm of the persistent sciatic artery that had led to recurrent peripheral embolization and severe ischemia. The superficial femoral artery in this patient was hypoplastic, and the sciatic artery continued into the popliteal artery as the source of blood supply to the lower leg. For revascularizatio...

Only 5 cases of ruptured aneurysm of the persistent sciatic artery have been previously reported to date. We experienced a case of ruptured aneurysm of the persistent sciatic artery presenting acute lower limb ischemia. Physical examination showed a pulsatile mass with a subcutaneous hemorrhage in the left buttock, drop foot and paresthesia of the foot due to limb ischemia. An enhanced computed...

Sciatic neuropathy is the second most common neuropathy of the lower extremity and a common cause of foot drop. This article reviews the anatomy, clinical features, pathophysiology, and electrodiagnostic assessment of sciatic neuropathies. There are multiple potential sites of pathology, determined in part by the mechanism of insult, including trauma, compression, masses, inflammation, and vasc...

Sciatic hernias are one of the rarest types of hernia and often pose diagnostic difficulty to clinicians. We report a case of an 80-year-old lady with a sciatic hernia who had a falsely negative computed tomography (CT) but was found to have a colonic hernia on ultrasonography. The authors recommend that for patients in which there is a high degree of clinical suspicion for a sciatic hernia and...