Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Peroneal nerve entrapment in athletes

A Mitra1, J D Stern, V J Perrotta

  • 1Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, PA., USA.

Annals of Plastic Surgery
|October 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Peroneal nerve entrapment can cause exercise-induced leg pain in athletes. This study details the diagnosis and treatment of 12 athletes with this condition, discussing diagnostic tests and surgical outcomes.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Evidence for the Collective Nature of Radial Flow in Pb+Pb Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Evidence for the Dimuon Decay of the Higgs Boson in pp Collisions with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Evidence for Longitudinally Polarized W Bosons in the Electroweak Production of Same-Sign W Boson Pairs in Association with Two Jets in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Observation of tt[over ¯] Production in Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.02  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Search for Dark Matter Produced in Association with a Dark Higgs Boson in the bb[over ¯] Final State Using pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=13  TeV with the ATLAS Detector.

Physical review letters·2025
Same author

Search for Magnetic Monopole Pair Production in Ultraperipheral Pb+Pb Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=5.36  TeV with the ATLAS Detector at the LHC.

Physical review letters·2025

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Orthopedic Surgery

Background:

  • Exercise-induced leg pain is a common complaint in athletes.
  • Peroneal nerve entrapment is an underdiagnosed cause of such pain.
  • Repetitive trauma or compression can lead to this peripheral nerve dysfunction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the experience of treating competitive athletes with peroneal nerve entrapment.
  • To discuss diagnostic methods, intraoperative findings, and anatomical insights.

Main Methods:

  • Review of 12 competitive athletes diagnosed with peroneal nerve entrapment.
  • Analysis of diagnostic electromyography (EMG) results.
  • Documentation of intraoperative findings and cadaveric dissections.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Electromyography confirmed peroneal nerve entrapment in affected athletes.
  • Intraoperative findings correlated with diagnostic results.
  • Cadaveric dissections provided anatomical context for nerve compression.

Conclusions:

  • Peroneal nerve entrapment is a treatable cause of exercise-induced leg pain in athletes.
  • A combination of diagnostic tools and surgical exploration is crucial for effective management.
  • Understanding the anatomical structures is key to successful surgical outcomes.