Ankle arthroscopy provides a minimally invasive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of certain ankle disorders. Neurological
complications resulting from ankle arthroscopy have been well documented in orthopaedic and podiatric literature. Owing to
the superficial location of the ankle joint and the abundance of overlying periarticular neurovascular structures, complications
reported in ankle arthroscopy are greater than those reported for other joints. In particular, all reported neurovascular
injuries following ankle arthroscopy have been the direct result of distractor pin or portal placement. The standard posteromedial
portal has recognized risks because of the proximity of the posterior neurovascular structures. There can be considerable
variability in the course of these portals and their proximity to the neurovascular structures. We found one report of intra-articular
damage to the posterior tibial nerve as a result of ankle arthroscopy in the English-language literature and we report this
paper as a second case described in the literature.
Keywords Tibial posterior - Ankle arthroscopy - Nerve complication