The surgical outcomes of patients with peroneal nerve injury: a clinical study.
The surgical outcomes of patients with peroneal nerve injury: a clinical study.

Summary/Abstract: Background: Nervus peroneus communis (NPC) is the most frequently entrapped nerve in the lower extremity.Although first-line treatments for peroneal nerve injury include conservative methods, patients who do notshow benefit are further treated with surgical decompression.Aim of the study: The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and functional results of patientswho were surgically treated for peroneal nerve injury.Material and methods: This retrospective study reports on 20 consecutive patients who underwent surgeryfor peroneal nerve damage between March 2012 and December 2015. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scoresand neurological examinations were evaluated preoperatively and at the last postoperative visit (mean followupperiod = 10.2 months). All parameters were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U tests and results were consideredsignificant using a p < 0.05 threshold.Results: According to the British Medical Council Motor Strength Evaluation Scale, 80% (n = 16) of patientsshowed an improvement and 20% showed no change (n = 4). VAS pain scores significantly decreased (p < 0.05)from the preoperative (M ± SD = 5.9 ± 0.4) to the postoperative time point. (1.6 ± 0.3).Conclusions: Our data suggest positive results for surgical removal of reversible causes among peroneal nervedamage cases who do not respond to conservative treatment.

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