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You have had a prosthetic nerve implanted in your lower leg.

The aim of a prosthetic nerve is to take on some of the nerve’s functions. Nerves are a sort of wiring in the body. Nerves conduct information. The nerves use electrical impulses to do this. Nerves are important, for instance, in enabling you to sense contacts and temperatures, and to move your muscles.

A prosthetic nerve usually consists of a device with one or more wires coming from it. The device generates electricity. The electrical impulses pass via the wire to the nerve that is to be treated. To achieve this, an operation is carried out to push the wire to the nerve concerned. The device, or parts of it, can also be implanted beneath the skin.

The aim of your prosthetic nerve is to use electrical impulses to stimulate a particular nerve in your lower leg. This nerve is important in raising the foot, for example.