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Entrapment of a displaced common peroneal nerve following knee ligament reconstruction
A S Montgomery1, R Birch, A Malone
1The Peripheral Nerve Injury Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, UK. asm@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
We present a case of disruption of the posterolateral corner of the knee with avulsion of the tendon of biceps femoris. Repair and reconstruction included an allogenic tendon graft to replace the posterior cruciate ligament. Surgery was followed by a complete common peroneal nerve palsy. Revision surgery revealed that the nerve had been displaced anteriorly by avulsion of the biceps tendon and the tendon graft encircled it. Release of the nerve restored normal function at five months.