The course of the superficial peroneal nerve in relation to the ankle position: Anatomical study with ankle arthroscopic implications

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 612-617

  de Leeuw, Peter A J ^a   Golanó, Pau ^b   Sierevelt, Inger N ^c   van Dijk, C Niek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle arthroscopy; Complications; Superficial peroneal nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERONEAL NERVE;

EID: 77952428187     PISSN: 09422056     EISSN: 14337347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-010-1099-z     Document Type: Article

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