Nontraumatic compression of the common peroneal nerve: a case report and review of the literature.
Peroneal nerve palsy of nontraumatic origin is extremely rare. We report a case of peroneal nerve palsy that was not attributable to causes previously described in the literature.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education, South Orange, New Jersey, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D014947:Wounds and Injuries