Common Peroneal Nerve Palsy with Multiple-Ligament Knee Injury and Distal Avulsion of the Biceps Femoris Tendon

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(a) There was evidence of contusion of the common peroneal nerve, and the patient underwent neurolysis (arrow head). (b) There were complete avulsions of the lateral collateral ligament (arrow), popliteofibular ligament (white arrow), and biceps femoris (star) from the fibula head; avulsion of the popliteus muscle tendon from the femoral condyle had also occurred (black arrow).

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