What Does the Sural Nerve Do

The sural nerve is a cutaneous nerve

What happens if the sural nerve is damaged?

Damage or compression of the sural nerve can result in burning pain and diminished sensation or loss of sensation (numbness). This nerve passes down from the back of the knee along the outside of the lower leg. It’s located along the surface of the lower one-third of the leg.

What causes sural nerve neuropathy?

Sural nerve neuropathy is a reasonably uncommon complaint in the athlete. It may manifest following ankle sprain or due to a tethering of the nerve through the crural fascia and gastrocnemius muscle, and this may be noticed upon forced plantarflexion movements.