Self-inflicted nail gun injury piercing the common peroneal nerve with no deficit: A case report.

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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, United States of America.

Published: December 2024

We present a case involving a 36-year-old male who experienced a nail gun injury to the posterolateral knee, leading to intraoperative nail removal. We observed bisection of the common peroneal nerve during the procedure with tethering, fortunately without any functional or sensory deficits.

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