Open AccessDifferential diagnosis and treatment of foot drop caused by an extraneural ganglion cyst above the knee: A case report
Author(s) -
Ki Hong Won,
Eun Young Kang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i21.7539
Subject(s) - medicine , foot drop , ganglion cyst , common peroneal nerve , cyst , ankle , superficial peroneal nerve , ganglion , anatomy , surgery
One of the causes of foot drop is compression of the common peroneal nerve caused by space-occupying lesions such as a synovial cyst or a ganglion cyst. Most previous reports have involved compressive common peroneal neuropathy by intraneural ganglion cysts and synovial cysts. Compression of the peroneal nerve by extraneural ganglion cysts is rare. We report a rare case of compressive common peroneal neuropathy by an extraneural ganglion cyst.