Branching patterns and localization of the common fibular (peroneal) nerve: an anatomical basis for planning safe surgical approaches

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 821-828

  Watt, Tessa ^a   Hariharan, Arun R ^a   Brzezinski, David W ^a   Caird, Michelle S ^b,c   Zeller, John L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior tibial recurrent nerve; Common fibular nerve; Fibularis longus; Peroneal nerve

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR TIBIAL RECURRENT NERVE; ARTICLE; BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CADAVER; COMMON FIBULAR NERVE; DEEP FIBULAR NERVE; DISSECTION; FIBULAR TUNNEL; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; PERONEUS NERVE; SUPERFICIAL FIBULAR NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TIBIA TUBEROSITY; AGED; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FEMALE; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGERY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANATOMIC LANDMARKS; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERONEAL NERVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84918837545     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-013-1242-x     Document Type: Article

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