In <353e6269.14024182 at news.mindspring.com> jmcfNo_Spam at mindspring.com
(Jim McFaden) writes:
>>Anybody know why a peroneal muscle would atrophy over a period of 8 or
>so years after an operation to fix a broken malleolus bone?
>>Thanks
>Jim (remove the no_spam)
I'll reveal my ignorance re anatomy, but may I ask if there was
potential for peroneal nerve damage? directly or indirectly (e.g. by
some slow inflammatory process and/or scarring)? If so, might it
involve loss of trophic input to the muscle?
Frank