title: [Peroneal nerve palsy due to rare reasons: a report of three cases].
abstract: Peroneal nerve entrapment was diagnosed in three patients (2 males, 1 female) by clinical and electrophysiological studies. Of these, one patient had postural bilateral involvement due to prolonged squatting, while two patients had mechanically-induced entrapment. Initially, all the patients were treated conservatively with a drop-foot splint and vitamin B. One patient responded to treatment; in one patient with bilateral involvement, right-sided peroneal nerve palsy improved. Upon detection of no clinical and electrophysiological improvement after three months of conservative treatment, surgical decompression was performed in two patients, which resulted in a successful outcome in the patient with bilateral palsy. Incomplete recovery was obtained in the other patient with diabetic polyneuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medicine Faculty of Firat University, Elaziğ, Turkey. yilmazerh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Lokman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serin
authors.forename: Hikmet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Güzel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery