Neurology Edited by Professor Emeritus Desire' Dubounet, IMUNE

Baker's cyst (in rheumatoid arthritis)Ganglion, tumour, varicesPlaster of Paris castKnee operationsTrauma (fracture of tibial head, knee dislocation).In distal part of leg, ankleMedial tarsal tunnel syndrome (flexor retinaculum compressing plantar nerve)Fractures (distal tibia, medial malleolus, talus)Rheumatoid diseasePhlebography and injection of varicesTenosynovitisPlaster of Paris pressure behind medial malleolus.In the sole of the footMorton's metatarsalgia (chronic compression between third and fourth metatarsals).Peroneal nerve lesionsCommon peroneal nerveLesion site: knee, compression at head of fibulaPressure palsy during anaesthesiaPlaster of Paris casts, calipersCrossing of legsInjuries kneeling and crouchingKnee injuries, foot inversion traumaExtreme weight loss, with tibialis anterior syndromeKnee operations (osteotomies, osteosyntheses, joint prostheses)Ganglion (proximal tibiofibular joint)Exostoses of head of fibula.Deep peroneal nerveAnterior tarsal tunnel syndrome (under cruciate ligaments, associated with heavy footwear).Superficial peroneal nerveCrossing lower legs with limbs extendedBlunt lower leg trauma.Femoral nerve lesionsWith paralysis of ileopsoas muscle Site: retroperitoneal; haematomas, possibly in psoasmuscle (anticoagulation), pelvic disease (tumour, inflammation), hip replacement, aorticaneurysm, idiopathic (ischaemic).Without paralysis of ileopsoas