title: Compression neuropathy of the peroneal nerve caused by a ganglion.
abstract: Peroneal nerve injury usually results from fracture of the fibula neck or direct pressure from an ill-fitting plaster cast. Clinically, these patients present with "drop foot." Compression neuropathy caused by a ganglion is rarely encountered. This report concerns the clinical and radiologic evaluation of a 57-year-old man admitted to our clinic with left drop foot. A mass compressing the peroneal nerve at the level of the fibula neck was excised totally and diagnosed as a ganglion.
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Hospital, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kabukçuoglu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kabukçuoglu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuzgun
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oztürk
mesh_terms: D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005360:Fibula; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve