Common Peroneal Nerve Injury Caused by a Wild Boar Attack

Wilderness Environ Med. 2024 Mar;35(1):88-93. doi: 10.1177/10806032241226617. Epub 2024 Jan 31.

Abstract

Wild boar-inflicted nerve injuries have been very rarely reported in the literature. A 62-year-old man was attacked by a wild boar in eastern Turkey and brought to the emergency department. He had 5 lacerations on the lower extremities and 2 on the posterior thoracic region. In addition to soft tissue lacerations, he sustained a complete laceration of the left common peroneal nerve with a foot drop. The common peroneal nerve was repaired primarily the day after the attack. The patient was discharged after a short hospital stay without any immediate complications; however, at the 10-mo follow-up, he still had a left foot drop.

Keywords: peroneal nerve; trauma; wild animal attack.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Lacerations*
  • Lower Extremity
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peroneal Nerve
  • Peroneal Neuropathies*
  • Sus scrofa