Role of Sonography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Peroneal Neuropathy Secondary to Fabellae
| Autor: | Stephen M. Bannar, Jay Smith, Jonathan T. Finnoff, Alper Cesmebasi, Robert J. Spinner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Fabella Musculoskeletal ultrasound Pain radiating Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Humans Medicine medicine.bone Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Peroneal Neuropathies Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Nerve Compression Syndromes Middle Aged Surgery Common peroneal neuropathy Sesamoid bone Female 030101 anatomy & morphology Sesamoid Bones Posterolateral knee business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Common peroneal nerve |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 35:441-447 |
| ISSN: | 0278-4297 |
| DOI: | 10.7863/ultra.15.04003 |
| Popis: | The fabella is a sesamoid bone situated in the posterolateral knee, which may contribute to posterolateral knee pain by impinging on the adjacent common peroneal nerve (CPN). Although anatomic studies have established an relationship between the fabella and CPN, we present 4 cases of posterolateral knee pain radiating into the anterolateral leg in which sonography was able to determine the source of the pain as CPN compression by an adjacent fabella. In 2 of these cases, resolution of symptoms was achieved with ultrasound-guided CPN blocks, whereas 1 case was surgically treated, and another was managed with oral analgesics. These cases illustrate the utility of diagnostic and interventional sonography in the evaluation and treatment of posterolateral knee pain secondary to fabellar impingement of the CPN. |
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