Citation

McGrail MA. Mil. Med. 1999; 164(6): 446-447.

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA 30905, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10377717

Abstract

A case of common peroneal nerve palsy in a UH-60 Blackhawk U.S. Army helicopter pilot is reported. A review of the literature revealed several reports of common peroneal nerve palsy, although there were no published reports of this injury secondary to performing flight duties in the UH-60 cockpit. A common practice among Blackhawk pilots is to brace the "collective" with their left knee, subjecting the common peroneal nerve to possible injury. This action should be considered as a possible cause of common peroneal nerve palsy in this select group of aviators.

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