Challenge of the Week / Sports / 01.15.2021
A female high school volleyball player is sitting at the doctors office to get a look at her injury. Her physical therapist is working on her knee.
| Which of the following is the most common nerve injured during an ankle arthroscopy? |
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- Superficial peroneal
The superficial peroneal nerve is the most commonly injured during ankle arthroscopy due to its proximity to the anterolateral portal
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- Sural
The superficial peroneal nerve is the most common nerve injured during an ankle arthroscopy due to its proximity to the anterolateral portal
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- Deep peroneal
The superficial peroneal nerve is the most common nerve injured during ankle arthroscopy due to its proximity to the anterolateral portal
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- Saphenous
The superficial peroneal nerve is the most common nerve injured during an ankle arthroscopy due to its proximity to the anterolateral portal
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- Tibial
The superficial peroneal nerve is the most common nerve injured during an ankle arthroscopy due to its proximity to the anterolateral portal
