Sports-Related Posterior Ankle Pain: Diagnosis and Management of Lateral Calcaneal Branch Neuropathy of the Sural Nerve (A Case Series)
Published online on April 21, 2026
Abstract
Foot & Ankle International, Ahead of Print.
Background:Posterior ankle pain has varied etiologies, with sural nerve (SN) entrapment contributing to posterolateral ankle discomfort. The SN is a pure sensory nerve that innervates the lateral ankle and foot up to the fifth metatarsal. Although SN ...
Background:Posterior ankle pain has varied etiologies, with sural nerve (SN) entrapment contributing to posterolateral ankle discomfort. The SN is a pure sensory nerve that innervates the lateral ankle and foot up to the fifth metatarsal. Although SN ...