A 37-year-old male presents with an 8-month history of a left foot drop . This started immediately after an accident where a piece of glass lacerated the anterolateral aspect of the left upper leg. He was seen in a local emergency room, where the wound was washed out and the skin was closed, with a report of injured nerves and muscles, but no attempt was made to repair them. Since then he has had a left foot drop and 6/10 pain on the VAS . He underwent PT with no improvement. He is wearing a brace. PMH significant for hypertension, DVT, pulmonary embolism, and hernia repairs. FH positive for diabetes in the father and colon cancer in the mother. On examination, TA 0, EHL 0, extensor digitorum 0, eversion 0, the remaining muscle groups are 5/5. There is no sensation in the outer leg below the laceration or the dorsum of the foot. He has a Tinel’s sign over the previous scar .