[Surgical treatment of shotgun injuries of the sciatic nerve].

Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and the effect of surgical therapy for shotgun injuries of the sciatic nerve.

Methods: From 1996 to 2000, 19 sciatic nerve injuries resulted from shotgun were observed. Among 19 cases of shotgun sciatic nerve wounds, the gluteal wound was in 2 cases, thigh wound in 15 cases, and knee wound in 2 cases.