Peroneal nerve pain occurs due to compression or damage of the peroneal nerve in the leg. Alongside pain, people may also experience tingling, numbness, or weakness in the leg.

The peroneal nerve is vulnerable to an entrapment phenomenon in its course around the fibular neck. The common peroneal nerve, ... the deep, superficial and recurrent.

The common peroneal nerve courses superficial to the lateral border of the fibula and 1 cm to 2 cm distal to the head of the fibula before it goes through an intermuscular septum.