The communicating branches between the sural and superficial peroneal nerves in the foot: A review of 55 cases

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 447-452

  Drizenko, Antoine ^a   Demondion, X ^a,b   Luyckx, F ^a   Mestdagh, H ^a,b   Cassagnaud, X ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ankle; Communicating branches; Inversion; Superficial peroneal nerve; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE PAIN; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLYSIS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TARSAL BONE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 9444253545     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0264-9     Document Type: Article

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