An Uncommon Case of Bilateral Peroneal Nerve Palsy following Delivery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Obstetric palsies.

Nerve	Nerve roots	Sensory deficit	Motor deficit
Lumbosacral plexus	L1-S4	Lateral leg; Dorsum of foot	Foot dorsiflexion and eversion (foot drop)
Obturator nerve	L2-L4; (anterior division)	Medial thigh; Knee	Thigh adduction
Femoral/saphenous nerve	L2-L4; (posterior division)	Anterior thigh; Medial leg; Foot	Hip flexion; Knee extension; Patellar reflex
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve	L2-L3	Anterolateral thigh; “meralgia paresthetica”	None
Sciatic nerve	L4-S4	Buttocks; Posterior thigh/leg/foot	Knee flexion
Posterior tibial nerve	L4-S2	Sole of foot	Foot plantar flexion and inversion
Common peroneal nerve	L4-S2	Anterolateral leg; Dorsum of foot	Foot dorsiflexion and eversion (foot drop)

Table adapted from Wong, 2010 [9].