Ankle fractures are common representing up to 10% of all fractures with an incidence that is rising. Both conservative treatment and operative management of ankle fractures can lead to excellent outcomes. Neurovascular injuries are uncommon but can be a source of significant morbidity and associated poor outcome. The superficial peroneal nerve (SPN) in the lateral approach and the sural nerve i...

Twenty-four human legs were dissected macroscopically to study the morphological details of the accessory deep peroneal nerve. This nerve arose from the superficial peroneal nerve and descended in the lateral compartment of the leg, deep to peroneus longus along the posterior border of peroneus brevis. Approaching the ankle joint, this nerve passed through the peroneal tunnels to wind around th...

Schwannomas are encapsulated, benign, slowly growing tumors arising from Schwann cells of peripheral nerve sheath. Although they represent the commonest benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors, the occurrence on the lower limbs and especially from the superficial peroneal nerve is exceptionally rare. We present the clinical manifestations and imaging findings of a superficial nerve Schwannoma pre...

The ankle block is a safe and effective means of providing sensory anesthesia to the foot. The nerve supply to the foot at the level of the ankle is relatively superficial and consists of five nerve branches. The posterior tibial, which supplies the plantar aspect of the foot; the saphenous, supplying the medial portion of the foot; the deep peroneal, supplying an area between the great and sec...

We report a case of severe weight loss secondary to anorexia nervosa causing bilateral superficial peroneal nerve entrapment in a young female patient who was treated successfully by bilateral surgical decompression.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Percutaneous plating of the distal tibia via a limited incision is an accepted technique of osteosynthesis for extra-articular and simple intra-articular distal tibia fractures. The aim of this study was to analyze structures that are at risk during this approach. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirteen unpaired adult lower limbs were used for this study. Thirteen, 15-hole LCP ante...

The mechanisms involved in rapidly terminating human gait were studied. Subjects were asked to walk at a comfortable speed and to stop walking as soon as they felt an electrical stimulus to the superficial peroneal nerve. This simulated hitting an obstacle with the top of the foot. Stimuli were presented repeatedly at random during a 20-min period of walking. Electromyograms and joint angular m...

We present an evaluation of the implantable system with a monopolar half-cuff for selective stimulation of the common peroneal nerve in three hemiplegic patients. The stimulus proposed in this work for effecting selective stimulation of the superficial region of the human common peroneal nerve in more phisiological order were current, charge balanced, and biphasic pulses with a rectangular cath...