Fabella Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Common Peroneal Nerve Palsy.
10.4055/jkoa.2017.52.5.462
- Author:
Duk Seop SHIN
1
;
Chang Woo CHO
;
Seung Min RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. karaz101@ynu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
sesamoid bones;
peroneal nerve;
paralysis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Farmers;
Humans;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Paralysis*;
Peroneal Nerve*;
Sesamoid Bones
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2017;52(5):462-466
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The fabella has been considered to have a minor clinical significance. However, there have been a few reports describing the fabella as one of the causes of peroneal nerve palsy (PNP). This report describes a 66-year-old farmer who complained of acute neurologic symptoms involving the fabella. Surgical extirpation was performed and neurologic function was recovered dramatically. Recently, there have been no published reports on fabella syndrome with common PNP. Here, we report an unusual case of common PNP with the fabella as a cause.
