Güzelküçük, ÜmütSkempes, DimitriosKumnerddee, Wipoo2024-02-232024-02-232014-07Güzelküçük, Ü. vd. (2014). "Common peroneal nerve palsy caused by compression stockings after surgery". American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(7), 609-611.0894-9115https://journals.lww.com/ajpmr/Fulltext/2014/07000/Common_Peroneal_Nerve_Palsy_Caused_by_Compression.8.aspxhttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/39918Peroneal nerve palsy is one of the more common entrapment neuropathies of the lower limb and can be a result of a multitude of causes. Compression stockings are commonly used for prophylaxis of deep venous thromboembolism after surgery. The entrapment on the head and the neck of the fibula caused by compression stockings is uncommon. In this article, the authors report a 46-yr-old male patient who was operated on for postauricular squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. On the third postoperative day, it was noticed that compression stockings had rolled down, and a linear impression mark was observed under its upper edge at the proximal part of the left cruris. He had left foot drop and difficulty in walking during gait assessment. The needle electromyography confirmed total axonal degeneration of the left peroneal nerve with denervation potentials. The aim of this report was to emphasize the importance of the size and length of the compression stockings and regular skin control in avoiding the risk for peroneal nerve palsy.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCompression stockingsTotal axonal degenerationFoot dropPeroneal nerve palsyRehabilitationSport SciencesCarcinoma, squamous cellElectromyographyExercise therapyFoot orthosesGait disorders, neurologicHumansLower extremityMaleMiddle agedPeroneal neuropathiesPostoperative carePostoperative complicationsSkin NeoplasmsStockings, compressionThromboembolismArticle0003377366000082-s2.0-8490326992560961193724743458https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000000086RehabilitationSport sciencesGanglion Cysts; Peroneal Neuropathies; Case ReportArticleCase reportCompression stockingElectromyographyFoot orthosisHumanKinesiotherapyLegMaleMiddle agedNeurologic gait disorderPeroneal neuropathyPostoperative carePostoperative complicationSkin tumorSquamous cell carcinomaThromboembolismVascularization1537-7385