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Hello! I am SO glad I found this post. I am a college student who has had two peroneal nerve releases as well as on anterior tibilias hernia repair. I was injured during an athletics game several years ago. Since then I have had many ambulance rides, pain management treatmetns, hospitalizations, and surgeries. Currently I am several months out from my latest surgery. This surgery has been a really tough one to recover from. I am still fighting footdrop. There is still some hope that the movement could come back, but no guarantees. I would love to hear from others who are going through similar things.
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Hi Im a first timer on the board and am getting lots of useful tips but would like some help on various aspects of my injury.Basically the injury occured while playing rugby.A couple of players landed on the side of my knee while going for the ball causing my knee to snap outwards and then snap back in (could do nothing about it due to the studs planted in the ground)The outcome was a total dislocation of the knee causing all ligaments to tear (including the acl) and extensive peroneal nerve damage.I have had one operation (posterior lateral corner and ligament transfer) and am due for a second one next week (exploratory work on the nerve).I am wondering how successful a nerve transfer is because that is what i believe is going to occur later on?Also due to the nerve damage it has led to drop foot on my right leg, i will need a AFO to combat this and was wondering if anyone had any idea on what one to get. (have heard that the nhs one is not comfy whatsoever) Nerve regeneration obviously takes a long time and dont mind the price tag.Has anyone else also been able to drive since such a injury because really miss not driving.Thank you for your helpMatt
On 2/23/09 I suffered a left pilon fracture (tibia and fibula fracture just above the ankle) while skiing. At first all I was dealing with was the broken leg. I had a cast above the knee for a week and then I had surgery on 3/6/09 for internal fixation of the fracture. Pre-op I could move my toes up and down and I had normal sensation. The anesthesiologist and orthopedic surgeon suggested that I have a peroneal nerve block to prevent post-operative pain. They injected local anesthesia around the nerve and they placed a catheter near the nerve in order to deliver anesthesia to the nerve for 2 -3 days post-op. I thought that sounded like a good idea. Everything with the surgery went ok. On post-op day number 3, I had the catheter removed and I was discharged home. After about 2 days, though, I was still numb and I still could not move my foot. I knew this was not good. The common peroneal nerve was either damaged from the nerve block, crushed by the tourniquet during the operation or had pressure on it from the cast that I could not detect because my leg was numb from the anesthesia. I guess it really doesn't matter too much because the results are the same. I can't dorsiflex my foot. The orthopedic surgeon and the anesthesiologist both think the nerve will come back with time. Last week I saw the neurologist and neurosurgeon and I had an EMG with NCV done. I didn't mind the EMG with the needles so much, but the nerve conduction studies were "shocking" to say the least. My leg was burning for the next 24 hours. Anyway, the nerve conduction tests seemed to indicate that the nerve was intact. The EMG was not as good. There were signs of deinnervation of the muscles supplied by the common peroneal nerve. That was the bad news. The good news was that I have sensation, although it is not exactly normal, along the outside of my shin and on the top of my foot (except for a small patch on the top of my foot that is completely numb). The sensation has actually been getting better, but, slowly. I also have a Tinnel's sign at my knee as well as at the ankle. Movement, though is a little strange. I can, sort of, invert my foot. It is very weak and I can only do it some of the time. When I try very hard to dorsiflex my foot, my toes sort of move apart and they shake but they don't move up. Has anyone else had this happen? I can't evert my foot at all. The movement seems to be better, but, it is hard to tell. Maybe I am just seeing things because I want the nerve to work so badly. The worst part is the fear of the unknown. I have no idea if the nerve will ever come back, I don't know if I will need to have the nerve explored, and I don't know if I will ever be able to walk without a brace. Even reading all the research on the subject has left me confused, so it no surprise that physicians are not sure what to tell patients. I guess all I can do is sit tight and wait this thing out. But, that is hard to do.