Common peroneal nerve injury during a straight leg raising test, the result of an intraneural ganglion.
We report a case of iatrogenic common peroneal nerve (CPN) injury during a straight-leg raising test. Significant swelling in the CPN was observed on ultrasound, most likely due to the loss of the normal fascicular pattern. A postoperative pathological diagnosis indicated a sheath ganglion and high degree of mucinous degeneration of the CPN. A follow-up 3 months after the operation showed marked improvement in the patient's symptoms, corroborated by an electromyogram.
Zhu
Jiaan
J
Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China. zhuja@sjtu.edu.cn
Jiang
Yeqing
Y
Hu
Yizhou
Y
Xing
Chunyan
C
D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography