Clinical and electrophysiological recovery from peroneal palsy

Clinical examination, electromyography and conduction studies in motor and sensory fibres were performed in 14 patients with peroneal palsy of compressive or spontaneous origin. After a period of from 5 months - 3 years, the clinical and electrophysiological examinations were repeated. The rate of recovery was not uniformly good, as only 6 of 14 patients had a complete clinical recovery. Most patients had an incomplete electrophysiological recovery which only partly corresponded to the clinical findings. Electromyography and conduction studies in sensory and motor fibres were found to be of value in predicting the outcome of the peroneal palsy.