Although lateral ligament sprains are the most common pathologic conditions, peroneal tendon subluxations occur with a similar inversion mechanism. Multiple grades of subluxation have been described ...

Peripheral neuropathy may occur from direct trauma to the nerve that supplies sensation to the top of the foot—the common peroneal nerve, a branch of the sciatic nerve. Some medical conditions may ...

There are actually two peroneal tendons — the peroneus longus and the peroneus brevis — that run under the fibula on the lateral aspect of the ankle before attaching in the foot. Both tendons ...

The superficial peroneal nerve, located at the front of the shin ... permanent numbness on the outer side of the foot, and the possibility of developing chronic pain at the site of the biopsy.