Popliteus strain causing tibial nerve palsy with a permanent partial deficit: A case report

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1176-1180

  Ortiguera, Cedric J ^a   Bremner, Barron R B ^a   Peterson, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Knee injury; Popliteus strain; Tibial nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; NERVE INJURY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POPLITEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENNIS; TIBIAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE INJURY;

HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 33745545874     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505284237     Document Type: Article

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