Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8825035 | Radiology Case Reports | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Traumatic knee dislocation represents a catastrophic orthopedic injury with potentially devastating vascular and neurologic injuries. We report a case of common peroneal nerve rupture sustained during a knee dislocation with novel radiographic findings that we describe as a lariat sign. At the site of rupture, the distal nerve loops back on itself forming a lasso shape or lariat. This thickened nerve's abnormal course should not be misinterpreted as a vessel.
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Authors
Brandon L. MD, Anders S. MD, Hannah BS, Jacob W. MD, J. Paul MD, B. MacNeille MD,