A case of delayed dropped foot secondary to post-traumatic fibular bone spur.

We describe a case with delayed compression of the common peroneal nerve by a fibular bone spur that occurred 16 months following the original injury. Pertinent clinical findings helped us in suspecting a neurological lesion involving the common peroneal nerve. Anatomical location, type and severity of the lesion were ascertained with the help of urgent electromyography and nerve conduction studies. Irreversible damage to the motor axons leading to permanent functional disability can be prevented by early decompression in a case with delayed dropped foot as a sequel to bone spur. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]