Common peroneal neuropathy due to surfing

Common peroneal neuropathy is uncommon in children and adolescents. In this population, it is usually caused by direct nerve injury at the fibular hea d level. Most commonly, the nerve is damaged during sports-related blunt tr auma. Other etiologies such as hereditary neuropathies and bone tumors are much less frequent. hi some cases, repetitive microtrauma to the peroneal n erve is fell to cause neuropathy. We describe the case of a teenager who de veloped common peroneal neuropathy in association with prolonged wave-surfi ng in the presence of weight loss.