Compression Neuropathy of the Peroneal Nerve Secondary to a Ganglion Cyst

Abstract

An 43-year-old man presented to our outpatient clinic with a three-rrIonth history of pain over the fibular head area and gait difficulty and foot drop. Physical exa mination and electramyagram studies verified a peroneal nerve palsy Magrietic resonance imaging revealed a lobulated, multilocular, cystic-appearing mass ex tending around the fibular neck. Surgical decompression of the nerve with remo val of the mass and care ul articular branch ligation was pert ormed, Surgical pat ho ogy reports confirmed the diagnosis of a ganglion cyst The patient regained f ull motor function within six months of the decompression,