Anatomical basis for pressure on the common peroneal nerve.
Cent Afr J Med. 1999 Mar; 45(3):77-9.CA

Abstract

An attempt was made to explain the anatomical basis for the pressure on the common peroneal nerve which may lead to loss of sensation and "foot drop". By using available cadavers during routine dissections, it was observed that the attachments of the peroneus longus muscle on the head of the fibula are, in most cases, tendinous, and blended with the crural fascia and lateral (fibular) ligament, thereby, forming an inelastic band arching over the common peroneal nerve. In some other cases, the reflected fibres of the biceps femoris tendon, anterior tibiofibular ligament and iliotibial tract constituted a fibrous bridge over the nerve. The least occurrence was that of the nerve piercing the thick and inelastic anterior crural septum.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Ihunwo AO

Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda.

Dimitrov ND

No affiliation info available

MeSH

CadaverHumansLegNerve Compression SyndromesPeroneal Nerve

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

10565068

Citation

Ihunwo, A O., and N D. Dimitrov. "Anatomical Basis for Pressure On the Common Peroneal Nerve." The Central African Journal of Medicine, vol. 45, no. 3, 1999, pp. 77-9.

Ihunwo AO, Dimitrov ND. Anatomical basis for pressure on the common peroneal nerve. Cent Afr J Med. 1999;45(3):77-9.

Ihunwo, A. O., & Dimitrov, N. D. (1999). Anatomical basis for pressure on the common peroneal nerve. The Central African Journal of Medicine, 45(3), 77-9.

Ihunwo AO, Dimitrov ND. Anatomical Basis for Pressure On the Common Peroneal Nerve. Cent Afr J Med. 1999;45(3):77-9. PubMed PMID: 10565068.

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