Cutaneous sensory nerve injury during surgical approaches to the foot and ankle: A cadaveric anatomic study

Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Pont, Marie Pierre ^a   Assal, Mathieu ^b   Stern, Richard ^b   Fasel, Jean H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cadaveric anatomy; Cutaneous nerve injury; Foot and ankle approaches; Foot and ankle surgery; Sensory nerve distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SKIN NERVE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 35248889056     PISSN: 12687731     EISSN: 14609584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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