Compression neuropathy of the peroneal nerve secondary to a ganglion cyst

Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-183

  Greer Bayramoglu, Rebecca J ^a,b   Nimigan Bsc, Andre S ^a,b   Gan, Bing Siang ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foot drop; Ganglion cyst; Peripheral neuropathy; Peroneal nerve compressions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649876040     PISSN: 11952199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/229255030801600307     Document Type: Article

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