Tibial nerve dysfunction occurs when there is damage to the tibial
nerve. Symptoms can include numbness, pain, tingling, and weakness
of the knee or foot. The tibial nerve is commonly injured by
fractures or other injury to the back of the knee or the lower leg.
It may be affected by systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus.
The nerve can also be damaged by pressure from a tumor, abcess, or
bleeding into the knee. Treatment usually depends upon finding the
source of the tibial nerve damage.
Review Date: 02/05/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Josh V. Campellone, MD,
Division of Neurology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ.
Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by
David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
