Valleix Sign

Other Names

Valleix sign as seen in tarsal tunnel syndrome

• Valleix Phenomenon
• Valleix Sign
• Fenómeno de Valleix

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Purpose

• A finding sometimes associated with peripheral nerve compression syndromes
• Origiginally described by French physician François Louis Isidore Valleix (need citation)
• Not widely discussed in the literature

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Description

• For a given peripheral nerve along its path:
  • Localized tenderness
  • Radiating proximally from the site of compression
• Suggestive of a perihpheral nerve entraptment

Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

• Tenderness at the tarsal tunnel
• Pain radiating proximally up the leg

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Pathology

Upper Extremity

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Lower Extremity

• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Fibular Tunnel Syndrome
• Sciatica

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Evidence

• Unknown

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See Also

• Nerve Anatomy
• Neuropathies

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