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Although superficial peroneal nerve entrapment is not as frequently encountered as involvement of the common peroneal nerve, it has become recognized with increasing frequency, particularly since entrapment may occur either proximally in the leg or at the ankle. In addition, it may be involved in the disturbance known as the peroneal compartment syndrome (lateral crural compartment) where damage may occur to both the superficial and deep peroneal nerves as well as to the contained musculature.
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Turner, O.A., Taslitz, N., Ward, S. (1990). Superficial (Sensory) Peroneal Nerve Entrapment. In: Handbook of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4492-9_22
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