2024 PN NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question
A patient has fallen off a bicycle and fractured the head of the proximal fibula. A cast was placed on the patient's lower extremity. Which of the following is the most probable result of the fall?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Injuries to the proximal fibula can lead to peroneal nerve injury due to the nerve's close proximity to the fibula. This injury can result in foot drop, difficulty in dorsiflexion, and sensory loss over the lateral aspect of the leg and dorsum of the foot.
Tibial nerve injury (B) typically occurs with trauma to the posterior knee or lower leg, not the proximal fibula. Sciatic nerve injury (C) usually results from pelvic fractures or trauma to the thigh, not localized fibular injuries. Femoral nerve injury (D) is associated with hip trauma or pelvic fractures and does not relate to proximal fibular fractures.