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Originally Posted by Legin
Hello last Sept I had a full hip replacement whilst the actual surgery was a success unfortumately I suffered nerve damage. This has resulted in numbness to calf area and foot. Whilst some areas of foot have some feeling large areas are still numb. I have some movement but not great. I am unable to go on tiptoes on that foot. Also some areas have become massively over sensative. In that if I bang or stand on the smallest lump it is excrutiating. My worry is that this seems to be increasing to point of affecting mobility. Oh leg is red/purple and still swells up as the day goes on. Sorry its a moan
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Hi, it sounds like u could peroneal nerve irritation which can happen w hip or knee replacements. It is a branch of sciatic nerve, located behind the fibular bone, on outside of knee. It can cause weakness of the peroneal tendons that go down the outside lower leg and ankle. It also affects top of foot and cause weakness, called foot drop in severe cases. It also can cause numbness and pain in calf, lower leg, and ankle.
I read about this when I was doing my research on hip replace. As I need to get my Rt hip replaced and I already been dealing w peroneal compression at my Lt side. for 6 yr
I'm sure when u signed the paper for this surgery, one of the risks was nerve injury. They probably dont specify which nerves.
I wish u the best! Keep us posted!
Rhonda
Not fun!
I would ask your hip surgeon about the peroneal nerve compression as one of the risk to hip surgery. I'm surexwhen u signed