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I am looking for some feedback in relation to nerve surgery to correct peroneal nerve supply loss to tibialis anterior...is there some nerve substitution option that is happening ....a google search brings up a place in Texas offering an all singing all dancing review of super results....what is really out there?
This is for my mother, an unfortunate recipient of a little extra during hip surgery.
Regards Phill Carter

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Did they swing the leg over during surgery and rest the head of fibula against something for a while? Or is the pathology more proximal on the same nerve fibre?


Pardon me, but neuro is one of my many weak points.

Phil

There was this thread a while back:
Nerve implantation for drop foot - but I think it was about what you found via Google in Texas.

Lee Dellon has published a lot in the literature on lower limb nerve surgery - mostly diabetic neuropathy, but also on others...

Atlas,
My mother has not been able to extract any very informative or definitive information from her surgeon....he basically said ..."so sue me" and left it at that. I have encouraged her to seek better and clearly independant assessment but that is not so easy...it is an ongoing business.
Regards Phill

Neurologist assessed her yet? Nerve-conduction testing done?




Ron.

I agree with one of the above posts. Lee Dellon has shown remarkable success, but it's used for diabetic neuropathy in properly selected patients. I don't know if the procedure is going to be of much use in this instance, but of course it is worth a try.

I have seen the procedure done, and the success does seem to be well documented. He does have a website with a find a doc feature.

try www.dellonipns.com

good luck

I have been told over and over the nerve is to long, it will not take, I am new here and also new to drop foot. Was curious about anyone or anything new.

Hi Deborah

I also am new to the foot drop , it has occured with me during
a 3rd operation for back surjury.
This was back in Aug 2005, i am doing hydrotherapy 2wice a week
which has been excellant in muscle build up & balance , both of which
i had none off when i came home from hosp.
I am still wearing the foot caliphers , but mainly only when driving the car
they told me 4-6mths of wearing these , now i know the nerve is
going to take longer to heal, but as long as i have my balance & can
get myself around, i believe & i have been told that there will be 100%
nerve healing, so i know there is hope , altough on bad days this is hard to take or even believe, the large exercise ball has also been great in
regards to getting balalnce back.
Regards & good luck ..............dianaj

My Mother found a neurosurgeon who said he thought he could help if he went into her hip and cleaned up some adhesions around the sciatic path, all it did was help lighten her wallet, another year down the track and she is still using a carbon fibre AFO and has no tib ant or peroneal function.....which will be permanent I think. I hope yours goes better.
Phill