Case Report
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) |
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Table adapted from Wong, 2010 [9].
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