RETRACTED: An unusual cause of paralysis of the peroneal nerve: a report of 3 cases

Al Mufargi, Yaqoub Sulaiman; Mouch, Charles Adam; Ziebarth, Kai; Joeris, Alexander; Slongo, Theddy (2011). RETRACTED: An unusual cause of paralysis of the peroneal nerve: a report of 3 cases. Journal of pediatric orthopedics, 31(5), e50-2. Hagerstown, Md.: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f50cb

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We present 3 cases of a 12-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl, and a 9-year-old boy with progressive paresis of the peroneal nerve. Peroneal intraneural ganglia are a rare cause of paralysis of the lower limb in children; more often these symptoms occur because of exostosis. Ultrasound imaging in both patients showed a cystic mass near the fibular neck. Magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed that the ganglion is communicating with the proximal tibiofibular joint. Surgical exploration in these patients confirmed a cystic formation involving the common peroneal nerve. The ganglion originates from the articular nerve branch to the proximal tibiofibular joint. Total recovery of nerve function was seen 2 years later for the first patient, whereas the other 2 showed immediate postoperative improvement of peroneal nerve function and complete recovery within 6 to 8 weeks. On the other hand, patients with exostosis showed varying outcomes. In children with symptoms suspicious of nerve compression, fast diagnosis and immediate treatment are necessary to ensure the best possible recovery.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Ziebarth, Kai, Joeris, Alexander, Slongo, Theddy

ISSN:

0271-6798

Publisher:

Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821f50cb

PubMed ID:

21654448

Web of Science ID:

000291427700003

Additional Information:

An Unusual Cause of Paralysis of the Peroneal Nerve: A Report of 3 Cases: Retraction

We would like to retract the paper “An unusual cause of paralysis of the peroneal nerve: a report of 3 cases,” by
authors Yaqoub Sulaiman Al Mufargi, MD, SSC-ortho, Charles Adam Mouch, MD, Kai Ziebarth, MD, Alexander
Joeris, MD and Theddy Slongo, MD, published in the
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
2011;31:e50–e52.

It has been brought to our attention that Dr Theddy Slongo along with Dr Ulrike Waldschmidt published a paper in
the
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
2010;45:259–261 as “An unusual cause of paralysis of the peroneal nerve – a case
report.” We have compared the two papers electronically using cross-technology and there is an 80% duplication.
Therefore we wish to retract this article.

Robert N. Hensinger, MD
George H. Thompson, MD
Editors of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7451 (FactScience: 212714)

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