Peroneal nerve palsy after cryotherapy

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Lähmung des Nervus peronaeus communis nach Kryotherapie
Autor:Collins, Kathryn; Storey, Mitchel; Peterson, Keith
Erschienen in:The physician and sportsmedicine
Veröffentlicht:14 (1986), 5, S. 105-108, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0091-3847, 2326-3660
DOI:10.1080/00913847.1986.11709073
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Erfassungsnummer:PU198801031163
Quelle:BISp

Abstract des Autors

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. Verf.-Referat