title: Entrapment of the Superficial Peroneal Nerve Following a Distal Fibula Fracture.
abstract: Although peripheral nerve injury may result from fractures involving the long bones, bony entrapment of peripheral nerves is infrequently encountered. This report demonstrates a rare case of superficial peroneal nerve entrapment between 2 fracture ends of the distal fibula following a closed ankle fracture resulting from a supination-external rotation mechanism.
  
  
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  Therapeutic, Level IV: Case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Corey
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Dane H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Salazar
mesh_terms: D005360:Fibula / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000601:surgery
keywords: entrapment; fibula; fracture; superficial peroneal nerve