Apart from a foot drop, other symptoms of common fibular nerve injury include loss of sensation over the lateral aspect of the leg and dorsum of the foot, and wasting of fibular and anterior tibial muscles.
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Occasionally there is a superior projection of the distal aspect of the talus, which is beak-shaped (Fig. 6.101). It is often associated with the presence of a bony or fibrous joint between the talus and calcaneus.
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