tommyk
04-18-2004, 03:14 PM
Case: Pt. comes in with a lesion of the deep peroneal nerve. How will he present? What main group of muscles are affected? Name a couple of the muscles.
A) FOOT DROP. Dorsiflexion is lost because the deep peroneal nerve innervates mostly the anterior compartment. The superficial peroneal nerve innervates mostly the lateral compartment. Muscles like the tibialis anterior, Peroneus tertius, extensor digitorum longus, are affected.
A) FOOT DROP. Dorsiflexion is lost because the deep peroneal nerve innervates mostly the anterior compartment. The superficial peroneal nerve innervates mostly the lateral compartment. Muscles like the tibialis anterior, Peroneus tertius, extensor digitorum longus, are affected.