What are the causes of common peroneal nerve injury?

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Many people like sports, but it's hard to avoid some accidents and injuries during sports. The common peroneal nerve injury is caused by trauma. However, many people can't move their joints flexibly after trauma. They think it's sprain or some simple external injuries, but they don't realize it's common peroneal nerve injury, This article will introduce the causes of peroneal nerve injury.

What are the causes of common peroneal nerve injury?

Because of the special location of the common peroneal nerve, it is located in the popliteal fossa along the internal edge of the biceps femoris, and it is divided into the deep nerve and the superficial peroneal nerve;

Because trauma is the main cause of the disease, the nerve may have been completely removed. If the injured nerve has been completely cut off, the distal nerve trunk can be examined under the microscope. If the axon has degenerated under the microscope, it means that the medullary tip has been broken.

Temporary nerve block may also be caused by trauma. After the temporary disappearance of nerve conduction, there was no actual axonal degeneration at the distal end. In addition, the damage in this case is also partial. If there is a conscious feeling change, such as numbness, it is the pathological condition in this case. Sometimes there may be complete loss of motor ability and partial loss of sensation. It will recover in a week or two.

matters needing attention

The above is the cause of common peroneal nerve injury. If you find that you have the above symptoms, you should go to see a doctor in time. If you find that the situation is serious, you should follow the doctor's advice for surgery. In addition, ordinary people should also pay attention to the above three points when they exercise at ordinary times, carry out scientific and reasonable exercise, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and avoid common peroneal nerve injury caused by trauma.