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Common peroneal nerve entrapment: the need for a complete assessment before surgery

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via G. Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Ignazio G. Vetrano & Vittoria Nazzi

  2. Neurological Unit 1, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy

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Vetrano, I.G., Devigili, G. & Nazzi, V. Common peroneal nerve entrapment: the need for a complete assessment before surgery. Acta Neurochir 162, 1925–1926 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-020-04410-w

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