%0 Journal Article %T Lesi¨®n del nervio ci¨¢tico: aproximaci¨®n m¨¦dico legal %A TOB¨®N MARULANDA %A FLOR ¨¢NGELA %A VALLEJO MAYA %A JULI¨¢N %A TORO CORT¨¦S %A LE¨®N MARIO %J CES Medicina %D 2011 %I Universidad CES %X this paper reports the expert review conducted at the center for law and health study (cendes) on sciatic nerve injury. analysis of findings showed that 57.1% of the causes of the sciatic -nerve injury with involvement in all cases of common peroneal nerve, superficial peroneal branch mainly his- were derived from the provision of a health service. in the evaluation of patients showed that the damage found is not only structural but also involves the aesthetic, functional, psychological and social alter, overall, the state bio-psycho-social and economic individual. it may involve legal implications for the health care provider. %K injury of sciatic nerve %K intragluteal injection %K nexus of causality %K bodily harm %K cendes %K colombia. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0120-87052011000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en