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Sonographic Evaluation of Common Peroneal Neuropathy in Patients With Foot Drop
Author(s) -
Grant Thomas H.,
Omar Imran M.,
Dumanian Gregory A.,
Pomeranz Christy B.,
Lewis Vanessa A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/ultra.34.4.705
Subject(s) - medicine , foot drop , common peroneal nerve , foot (prosody) , peripheral neuropathy , sciatic nerve , surgery , entrapment neuropathy , anatomy , diabetes mellitus , linguistics , philosophy , carpal tunnel syndrome , endocrinology
The common peroneal nerve arises from the sciatic nerve and is subject to a variety of abnormalities. Although diagnosis is often is based on the clinical findings and electrodiagnostic tests, high‐resolution sonography has an increasing role in determining the type and location of common peroneal nerve abnormalities and other peripheral nerve disorders. This article reviews the normal sonographic appearance of the common peroneal nerve and the findings in 21 patients with foot drop related to common peroneal neuropathy.