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Intra-articular peroneal nerve incarceration following multi-ligament knee injury

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Abstract

Knee dislocation with a common peroneal nerve injury is a serious problem. A case of multi-ligamentous knee injury with the unusual and interesting finding of a common peroneal nerve rupture incarcerated within the knee joint is presented. MRI and arthroscopic images are used to document this occurrence. To date, there are no published reports of a similar finding in the English orthopaedic literature.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2D2.32 WMC University of Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada

    Amro Alhoukail & Nadr M. Jomha

  2. Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Anukul Panu

  3. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    Jaret Olson

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Alhoukail, A., Panu, A., Olson, J. et al. Intra-articular peroneal nerve incarceration following multi-ligament knee injury. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 23, 3044–3048 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-015-3626-4

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