Peroneal Nerve Palsy After Cryotherapy
- 1 May 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 14 (5) , 105-108
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.1986.11709073
Abstract
In brief: Cryotherapy, a common treatment method for sports injuries, could result in peroneal nerve palsy. In this case a 26-year-old basketball coach who sustained a hamstring strain applied ice circumferentially around his knee on two occasions for one hour each. He subsequently suffered a severe peroneal neuropathy with weakness of the ankle, ankle evertors, and toe dorsiflexors. Electromyographic studies showed axonotmesis three months after the injury. Four months after the injury the patient was still recovering. This case demonstrates the importance of using cryotherapy cautiously.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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