Nerve is like a bundle of wires wrapped in outer covering. it signals between brain and body and responsible for the transportation of all sensory information and function of body when a nerve is damaged the muscles supplied by it didn’t get order from brain and become paralysed likewise interruption of sensory information cause numbness in that specific area .There are three types of nerve injuries, a shock to nerve stops its function for a few weeks without any physical damage, damage of inner fibers will take months to recover without surgery. We need to repair nerve in case of outer covering is also damage and the nerve is completely transected.

In case of any loss of sensation or loss of function after trauma your surgeon will took complete history and examine you to determine nature and location of nerve injury. Your surgeon might also carried out further investigations like nerve conduction study (NCS) and Electromyography (EMG) to try and assess the damage to the nerve.

The result of a nerve injury is generally unpredictable. After the surgery your Surgeon will be able to inform you what to expect. It is to remember that nerves take many months to repair themselves. And final result will take a year or more. If nerve is damaged for few months to a year your surgeon might also consider other techniques like transferring other nerve or use muscle to perform lost function of nerve.

Nerve surgery in generally done under general anesthesia and you need to be admitted in hospital. During surgery your surgeon will use special instruments to locate the damaged portion of nerve and might use magnifying glasses or microscope to repair it. In case of gap between nerve ends your surgeon might remove a tiny nerve from your leg and use it as a bridge.

After the surgery there will a splint placed to stop movement on operated site, to reduce pain and to prevent damage to repair site. Splint will be removed after 4 weeks and your  will start doing physiotherapy to keep your joint supple.