Acute closed traumatic sciatic nerve injury: a complication of heterotopic ossification and prominence of the femoral nail: a case report.

The report of a 27-years-old man with presence of heterotopic ossification (HO) after femoral nailing 7years ago who developed foot drop afterfalling to the ground on his buttocks. Radiographs revealed a prominence ofthefemoral nail with HO in his right hip. EMG confirmedperoneal nerve injury ofthe hip region. Femoral nail and the HO were removed and external neurolysis was performed. At 9 months after surgery, he had not regain motor power thus posterior tibialis tendon transfer was performed to restore ankle dorsiflexion. Finally, at 2 years follow-up, he could ambulate well but did not regained sensation, extensor digitorum communis and peroneal muscle function.