title: Successful delayed reconstruction of common peroneal neuroma-in-continuity using sural nerve graft.
abstract: Injuries of the common peroneal nerve (CPN) are frequent and associated with poor motor outcomes. So far, the opinion is held, that nerve reconstruction is reasonable and indicated up to 6 months after injury. We describe successful sural nerve interposition grafting in a patient with neuroma-in-continuity formation of the CPN, presenting with foot drop, 13 months after injury. Due to this positive result, we think nerve grafting in neuroma-in-continuity lesions of the CPN should be contemplated in patients with foot drop even more than one year after injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the Barmherzigen Brüder, Teaching Hospital of the Medical University Salzburg, Kajetanerplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reichl
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ensat
authors.forename: A Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dellon
authors.forename: Gottfried
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wechselberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009463:Neuroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors