Ganglion cyst of the proximal tibiofibular joint causing anterior compartment syndrome. A case report and anatomical study.
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 76 (10) , 1561-1564
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-199410000-00018
Abstract
Ganglia arising in the proximal tibiofibular joint have been known to cause sensory and motor deficits by direct compression or involvement of the peroneal nerve [1,2,5,7,8]. We report the case of a patient in whom such a ganglion caused anterior compartment syndrome.In order to determine why the peKeywords
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