An evidence-based algorithm for the management of common peroneal nerve injury associated with traumatic knee dislocation

Deepak Samson; Chye Yew Ng; Dominic Power

doi:10.1302/2058-5241.160012

An evidence-based algorithm for the management of common peroneal nerve injury associated with traumatic knee dislocation

EFORT Open Rev. 2017 Mar 13;1(10):362-367. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.160012. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Authors

Deepak Samson¹, Chye Yew Ng², Dominic Power¹

Affiliations

¹ The Centre for Nerve Injury and Paralysis, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
² The Upper Limb Unit, Wrightington Hospital, UK.

Abstract

Traumatic knee dislocation is a complex ligamentous injury that may be associated with simultaneous vascular and neurological injury.Although orthopaedic surgeons may consider CPN exploration at the time of ligament reconstruction, there is no standardised approach to the management of this complex and debilitating complication.This review focusses on published evidence of the outcomes of common peroneal nerve (CPN) injuries associated with knee dislocation, and proposes an algorithm for the management. Cite this article: Deepak Samson, Chye Yew Ng, Dominic Power. An evidence-based algorithm for the management of common peroneal nerve injury associated with traumatic knee dislocation. EFORT Open Rev 2016;1:362-367. DOI: 10.1302/2058-5241.160012.

Keywords: CPN; common peroneal nerve injury; complex ligamentous injury; ligament reconstruction; neurological injury; traumatic knee dislocation; vascular injury.

Publication types

Review