title: Peroneal nerve compression secondary to an anomalous biceps femoris muscle in an adolescent athlete.
abstract: Common peroneal nerve compression is a well-recognized entity that can cause severe debilitating clinical manifestations. The current literature describes numerous locations and mechanisms of compression, including both structural and systemic causes. Anatomical variants should be considered part of the differential diagnosis in peroneal nerve impingement. We present the case of a 14-year-old basketball player with footdrop secondary to compression of the common peroneal nerve from an accessory biceps femoris muscle, which was treated by neurolysis. In addition, we review the systematic workup of patients with nerve compression.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Abhay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Drew A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001490:Basketball; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D013848:Thigh