Peroneal compartment syndrome secondary to a partial tear of the peroneus longus

ABSTRACT

The subject of this report is a patient with a peroneal compartment syndrome secondary to partial tear of the peroneus longus after an inversion injury of the ankle. The patient developed foot drop from compression of the common peroneal nerve. An emergency lateral decompression fasciotomy was done approximately fourteen hours after the injury [two hours after the onset of numbness]. Four months postoperatively, he demonstrated good function of the muscles of the anterior and lateral compartments, with an almost normal gait [without foot drop] and the ability to dorsiflex and evert the ankle