Peroneal Nerve Palsy 956.3

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Peroneal Nerve Palsy ICD-9

•  956.3 Injury to peripheral nerve: peroneal nerve

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Etiology / Epidemiology / Natural History

• Associated with knee dislocations
• Superficial peroneal nerve palsy may occur during inversion ankle sprains (O'Neal PJ, JBJS 2007;89A:979)

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Anatomy

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Clinical Evaluation

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Xray / Diagnositc Tests

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Classification / Treatment

• Acute laceration: nerve repair
• Initial treatment: ankle-foot-orthosis
• Chronic peroneal nerve palsy / foot drop: transfer of the tibialis posterior to the dorsum of the foot. (Wagenaar FC, Louwerens JW. Posterior tibial tendon transfer: results of fixation to the dorsiflexors proximal to the ankle joint. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Nov;28(11):1128-42)

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Associated Injuries / Differential Diagnosis

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Complications

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Follow-up Care

Peroneal Nerve Palsy Review References

• Garozzo D, Ferraresi S, Buffatti P. Surgical treatment of common peroneal nerve injuries: indications and results. A series of 62 cases. J Neurosurg Sci. 2004 Sep;48(3):105-12 
• Niall DM, Nutton RW, Keating JF. Palsy of the common peroneal nerve after traumatic dislocation of the knee. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 May;87(5):664-7. 
• Ozkan T, Tuncer S, Ozturk K, Aydin A, Ozkan S. Tibialis posterior tendon transfer for persistent drop foot after peroneal nerve repair. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2009 Mar;25(3):157-64. Epub 2008 Nov 26. View Abstract at PubMed
• Vigasio A, Marcoccio I, Patelli A, Mattiuzzo V, Prestini G. New tendon transfer for correction of drop-foot in common peroneal nerve palsy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Jun;466(6):1454-66