Common peroneal nerve palsy complicating ankle sprain: Report of 5 cases and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 142-145

  Garozzo, Debora ^a   Ferraresi, S ^a   Buffatti, P ^a  

^a S Maria della Misericordia Rovigo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ankle; Common peroneal nerve; Inversion sprain; Palsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; PATHOLOGY; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0346505188     PISSN: 15909921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10195-003-0028-z     Document Type: Review

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