C. Jackman, D. Sokol, K. Applegate, K. Kayes, W. Mahmud: Foot Drop Due To Peroneal Ganglion Cyst In An Adolescent. The Internet Journal of Neurology. 2005. Volume 3 Number 2.
A 14 year-old male tennis player presented with a gradually progressive left foot drop. Three weeks prior, he found a knot behind his left knee that resolved. Sagital MRI T2-weighted images of the left knee demonstrated a lobulated, cystic mass, antero-lateral to the fibular head. Upon excision, a ganglion cyst was found to be compressing the common peroneal nerve. The child recovered at three months.
Keywords: Foot drop, nerve compression, ganglionic cyst
A 14 year-old male tennis player presented with a gradually progressive left foot drop. Three weeks prior, he found a knot behind his left knee that resolved. Sagital MRI T2-weighted images of the left knee demonstrated a lobulated, cystic mass, antero-lateral to the fibular head. Upon excision, a ganglion cyst was found to be compressing the common peroneal nerve. The child recovered at three months.
Keywords: Foot drop, nerve compression, ganglionic cyst
