Bungee jumper's foot drop peroneal nerve palsy caused by bungee cord jumping

Paul R. Torre; Glenn G. Williams; Thomas Blackwell; Charles P. Davis

doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(05)81322-8

Bungee jumper's foot drop peroneal nerve palsy caused by bungee cord jumping

Paul R. Torre, Glenn G. Williams, Thomas Blackwell, Charles P. Davis

Internal Medicine

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Abstract

Peroneal nerve injury is a common peripheral neuropathy from a variety of conditions and injuries. We encountered a case of peroneal nerve palsy in a professional bungee cord jumper. Review of the literature showed no previous report of this particular injury in bungee cord jumping.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1766-1767
Number of pages	2
Journal	Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume	22
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-0644(05)81322-8
State	Published - Nov 1993

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bungee jumping
peroneal palsy

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