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Common Peroneal Nerve Injury Caused by a Wild Boar Attack.

Muhammed KöroğluHüseyin Utku ÖzdeşÖmer AcetTahsin SarıbasEmre ErgenMustafa KarakaplanOkan Aslantürk
Published in: Wilderness & environmental medicine (2024)
Wild boar-inflicted nerve injuries have been very rarely reported in the literature. A 62-year-old man was attacked by a wild boar in eastern Turkey and brought to the emergency department. He had 5 lacerations on the lower extremities and 2 on the posterior thoracic region. In addition to soft tissue lacerations, he sustained a complete laceration of the left common peroneal nerve with a foot drop. The common peroneal nerve was repaired primarily the day after the attack. The patient was discharged after a short hospital stay without any immediate complications; however, at the 10-mo follow-up, he still had a left foot drop.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • soft tissue
  • peripheral nerve
  • systematic review
  • healthcare
  • spinal cord
  • risk factors