Sciatic Nerve Injury Following a Delayed Surgical Procedure for the Hamstring Muscle Avulsion from the Ischial Tuberosity - A Case Report -

슬근 좌골 결절 견열 손상의 지연 수술후 발생한 좌골신경 손상 - 증례 보고 -

Avulsion of the hamstring tendon from the ischial tuberosity is common in many sports, especially with younger athletes. The injury results from a sudden forceful flexion of the hip joint when the knee is extended and the hamstring muscles powerfully contracted. Early diagnosis and surgical repair with reattachment of avulsed muscles to the ischial tuberosity restore function and correct deformity. But, a delay in the diagnosis and treatment leads to a poor result functionally and clinically. Complication, such as heterotopic ossification and failure of the fixation, etc., were reported following a surgical procedure for this injury. However, sciatic nerve injury has not been reported in the literature. We report our experience of a sciatic nerve palsy after surgery that was performed three months after that the initial injury.

슬근의좌골결절부착부 견열손상은스포츠인구의증가와군대훈련을받고있는 젊은 남자에게 간혹볼수있는손상이며 대부분은젊은성인 특히 운동선수에게주로발생한다. 이는 슬관절이신전된상태에서고관절이 과도히굴곡되면슬근에강력한 긴장을 일으켜야기된다. 조기에진단하여 견열된 근육을 좌골에 부착시키는 수술적 치료로 기능을 회복시키고 기형을 교정할수있으나진단과치료가지연되면기능적으로나임상적으로양호한결과를얻기어렵다. 좌골결절에서슬근견열골절의수술적치료후생길수있는합병증은이소성골형성과고정실패외에크게알려진것이없으며, 특히좌골신경손상은보고된적이없다. 저자들은수상후3개월된슬근의좌골결절부착부파열을수술적치료한후좌골신경손상을경험하여보고하는바이다.