Imaging of peripheral nerve lesions in the lower limb

Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 224-237

  Simmons, Donald Neil ^a   Lisle, David A ^b   Linklater, James M ^b  

^a Dr Jones and Partners   (Australia)

^b Castlereagh Sports Imaging   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anterior tarsal tunnel; Common peroneal nerve; Nerve entrapment; Piriformis; Tarsal tunnel

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMMON PERONEAL NERVE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP PERONEAL NERVE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOOT MALFORMATION; FRICTION; GANGLION; HINDFOOT PLANO VALGUS; HINDFOOT PRONATION; HUMAN; LEG; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALPATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SUPERFICIAL PERONEAL NERVE; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL INJURY; SWELLING; TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 67649580451     PISSN: 15360644     EISSN: 15381943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BTF.0b013e31818f3620     Document Type: Review

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