J Korean Foot Ankle Soc.
2012 Mar;16(1):62-64.
Superficial Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (A Case Report)
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wonkwang University College Of Medicine, Iksan, Korea. oschae68@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cham Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Superficial peroneal nerve entrapment is an uncommon compression neuropathy, and is frequently associated with a fascial defect and a muscle hernia. The standard treatment of that was the nerve decompression by complete or limited fasciotomy. But, we experienced a case of superficial peroneal nerve entrapment had satisfactory surgical outcome by fascial repair of peroneus muscle.