Abstract
Objective: Sciatic nerve (SN) injuries may occur as a result of traumatic events or in result ofmedical interventions during the injections. This study was carried out to determine the causesof sciatic nerve injury which was subject to judicial scrutiny.Method: 16,827 cases were analyzed between the years 2002 and 2011 which were sent toDepartment of Forensic Medicine of Ataturk University were evaluated retrospectively. A totalof 21 SN injury cases were evaluated Results: The reason of SN injury were in 10 cases (47.6%) intramusculer (IM) injection. InEMG of these 10 cases (47.6%) were identified as tibial-peroneal nerve injury. Physicalexaminations showed foot drop in 7 cases (33.3%) and dorsiflexion or plantar flexion weaknessin 8 cases (38.1%).Conclusion: More than half of the cases of SN injury were due to IM injection. For that reason,IM injection should be made by authorized medical staff and these staff should be well educated
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