Table 4 Prevalence of common peroneal nerve palsy
From: Common peroneal nerve palsy after TKA in valgus deformities; a systematic review
Treatment group | Studies (n) | Patients (No of knees) | CPNP cases (%) | Pooled proportion (%) | 95% CI (%) | Heterogeneity I2- (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osteotomy | 8 | 226 (233) | 1 (0.4%) | 0.43 | 0.01–2.37 | 0% |  |
Soft tissue release | 19 | 1029 (1164) | 25 (2.2%) | 2.15 | 1.39–3.15 | 0% | 0.11 |
 PNR | 2 | 37 (41) | 1 (2.4%) | 2.44 | 0.06–12.86 | 46% |  |
 No PNR | 17 | 992 (1123) | 24 (2.1%) | 2.14 | 1.37–3.16 | 2% | 0.90 |
Overall | 27 | 1255 (1397) | 26 (1.9%) | 1.86 | 1.22–2.72 | 0% |  |