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Case Reports
. 2013 May;28(3):e047.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2013.63.

Proximal Fibular Osteochondroma Producing Common Peroneal Nerve Palsy in a Post-Cesarean Section Patient

A Manoharan  1 , S S Suresh  2 , Lakshmanan Sankaranarayanan  3
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Proximal Fibular Osteochondroma Producing Common Peroneal Nerve Palsy in a Post-Cesarean Section Patient

A Manoharan et al. Oman Med J. 2013 May.

Abstract

Various causes of common peroneal palsy have been described in the English language medical literature in the past. Authors report a case of foot drop in a post cesarean section patient, due to osteochondroma of the proximal fibula, which recovered completely after excision of the offending mass.

Keywords: Cesarean section; Common peroneal nerve; Entrapment neuropathy; Fibular head; Osteochondroma.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Figure showing absent dorsiflexion of the right foot.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Plain films showing multiple osteochondroma over the medial aspect of the proximal tibia, over the medial and posterior aspect of the proximal fibula. A small osteophyte is seen over the proximal fibula (white arrow).
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scan showing the osteophyte over the fibula neck (white arrow).
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Figure 4
MRI showing the compression of the CPN by the osteochondroma.
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Figure 5
Operative picture showing the common peroneal nerve and the osteochondroma. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma.
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