| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium;(2) Department of Experimental Anatomy, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium;(3) Department of Neurosurgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium;(4) Present address: Department of Radiology, AZ VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium |
| Abstract: | The aim of this article is to report on three patients with injuries of the peroneal nerve along the posterolateral aspect of the knee. Injuries in this area are less common than the injuries occurring at the level of the fibular head. In this article we report on three patients with posterolateral knee trauma who had peroneal nerve dysfunction. To better understand the precise location of the nerve on MR images, we performed MR imaging in five volunteers, and studied the position of the nerve on anatomic dissection (n=1) and anatomic slices (n=1). The common peroneal nerve is easily depicted on MR images and has a typical location along the posterior margin of the biceps tendon. Non-visualisation of the peroneal nerve at the posterolateral aspect of the knee, as seen on MR images, is consistent with nerve injury. Scar tissue at the posterolateral aspect of the knee indicates injury of this specific area, and involvement of the peroneal nerve is likely. |
