Peroneal Nerve Injury: a 20- Year Retrospective Case Series Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In a 20-year retrospective study, all skiers and snowboarders with a peroneal nerve injury at the fibular head treated surgically at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, were included. Covering a period from 1999/2000 to 2018/2019.

Detailed Description
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All data were gained in a clinical routine context, and the study design was retrospective. The work was approved by the local ethics committee of the Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria (EK Nr.: 1300/2019). We reviewed medical charts from over a 20-year period, including all patients with a PNI after a ski- or snowboard-related accident requiring surgical intervention at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. We analyzed the demographical data, including age, gender, and citizenship, as well as included variables concerning the winter sport activity (i.e., ski or snowboard, owned or rented, self-inflicted without collision or collision caused by another skier or snowboarder, professional or recreational athlete). We also analyzed the injury itself (i.e., PNI as main injury, open or closed, motoric, sensible or both, fracture, muscle injury, complete or incomplete transection), as well as the treatment.

Official Title
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Ski- and Snowboard Related Open Peroneal Nerve Injury: a 20- Year Retrospective Case Series Study

Conditions
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Traumatic Injury, Peroneal Nerve Injury, Sport Injury

Intervention / Treatment
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* Procedure: Microsurgical reconstruction of peroneal nerve with or w/o nerve grafts.


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Skiers and snowboarders treated with a peroneal nerve injury at the fibular head time frame January 1999 to Dicember 2019 Exclusion Criteria: Different injury mechanism injury of a different nerve than peroneal nerve

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 10 Years
Maximum Age: 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients with perineal nerve damage after ski injury<br>Retrospectively aquired patients from insight in medical records. All patients with perineal nerve damage after ski injury in the time period of question were enrolled. Inclusion required operative management of the injury interns of microsurgical reconstruction of peroneal nerve. | Procedure: Microsurgical reconstruction of peroneal nerve with or w/o nerve grafts.<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Successful nerve reconstruction | Functional reconstruction (Janda degree >3; 2-point discrimination) | 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Ski accident, traumatic, peroneal nerve injury, reconstructive surgery, case series