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Thirty-six patients had staged external fixation before ORIF while 24 were treated with ORIF initially. Of the staged patients, 9 of 36 (25%) developed nerve palsy while those undergoing initial ORIF (not staged) developed palsy in only one case (1 of 24, or 4%). Of the patients who developed nerve palsy, 9 of 10 (90%) were staged with an initial external fixator before ORIF. The incidence of iatrogenic peroneal nerve palsy secondary to intraoperative distraction was 16.4% (10 of 61). Only 60% (6 of 10) of peroneal nerve palsies recovered clinically with a mean recovery time of approximately 14 weeks. Comparison of demographics in patients with peroneal nerve palsy versus those without yielded no significant difference by sex (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.08), age (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.27), fracture type (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.29), tobacco use (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.44), or alcohol use (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.78).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Peroneal nerve palsy is a common sequela of ORIF for TPFs involving the lateral compartment using an intraoperative distractor. Staged external fixation followed by definitive ORIF using intraoperative distraction was associated with significant risk for developing nerve palsy (9\/10). Many patients (40%) who develop peroneal nerve palsies do not recover, leading to permanent loss of motor and\/or sensory function for 7% of patients studied. None of the epidemiologic variables evaluated yielded predictive value for development of peroneal nerve palsy or subsequent resolution. Caution should be exercised in avoiding overdistraction when using intraoperative distraction, especially in those cases that had staged fixation, most notably bicondylar injuries.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Therapeutic Level IV. 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