A Case of Peroneal Nerve Palsy Secondary to Fibular Head Osteochondroma

Received: November 16, 2010 Revised: (1st) December 24, 2010, (2nd) January 25, 2011 Accepted: January 29, 2011 Corresponding author: Ji Wan Lee, M.D. Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, 344-2 Sinyong-dong, Iksan 570-711, Korea TEL: 82-63-472-5100, FAX: 82-63-472-5104 E-mail: yjkim1@wonkwang.ac.kr 본 논문은 2009년도 원광대학교 연구지원에 의해서 연구되었음. Fig. 1. Radiogragh of the left knee showing an osteochondroma of fibular head. Osteochondroma of the proximal fibula is relatively common, but there are only rare reports of this lesion in conjunction with peroneal nerve palsy. We report here on a case of the peroneal nerve palsy secondary to fibular head osteochondroma, and the patient experienced complete recovery of function following the excision of the tumor and neurolysis of the peroneal nerve.