Postburn peroneal nerve palsy--a report of two consecutive cases.
We report two patients suffering from mixed deep partial and full skin thickness flame burns covering 45 and 95 per cent of the total body surface area respectively. These patients, following sepsis and multisystem failure, developed unilateral peroneal nerve palsy. The possible aetiology of isolated injury to the peroneal nerve in burned and critically ill trauma patients is discussed.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve