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Ugeskr Laeger
; 170(48): 3967, 2008 Nov 24.
Artigo
em Dinamarquês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19087740
RESUMO
It is well known that cast immobilization can cause pressure on the common peroneal nerve. In this case a 64-year-old female patient had a fracture of the distal fibula (SU2, according to Lauge Hansens classification of angle fractures). This avulsion was conservatively treated and immobilized in a flexible cast. Unfortunately, the cast was too high, the metal plates inside it caused pressure on the common peroneal nerve and the patient sustained a peroneal palsy.