Common peroneal nerve palsy following knee arthroscopy

Authors
Johnson, DS Sharma, DP Bangash, IH
Citation
Ds. Johnson et al., Common peroneal nerve palsy following knee arthroscopy, ARTHROSCOPY, 15(7), 1999, pp. 773-774
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
ARTHROSCOPY
ISSN journal
07498063 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
773 - 774
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-8063(199910)15:7<773:CPNPFK>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We report the case of a 43-year-old woman who underwent knee arthroscopy. P ostoperatively, she developed a lesion of the common peroneal nerve, which was confirmed by neurophysiological studies. Exploration showed the nerve t o be in continuity and externally undamaged. At review 17 months later, the re was incomplete recovery. We believe this lesion was caused by a traction injury related to patient positioning, which has not been reported previou sly.