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The common fibular nerve (and its branches) in fetuses / El nervio fibular comun (y sus ramos) en fetos
Chetty, D; Pillay, P; Lazarus, L; Satyapal, K. S.
  • Chetty, D; University of KwaZulu-Natal. College of Health Sciences. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Clinical Anatomy. ZA
  • Pillay, P; University of KwaZulu-Natal. College of Health Sciences. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Clinical Anatomy. ZA
  • Lazarus, L; University of KwaZulu-Natal. College of Health Sciences. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Clinical Anatomy. ZA
  • Satyapal, K. S; University of KwaZulu-Natal. College of Health Sciences. School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences. Department of Clinical Anatomy. ZA
Int. j. morphol ; 32(2): 455-460, jun. 2014. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-714292
ABSTRACT
The common fibular nerve (CFN), is a branch of the sciatic nerve (SN) that exits the popliteal fossa and is located at the tuberculum of the fibula. At the tuberculum of the fibula, the CFN bifurcates into deep (DFN) and superficial (SFN) fibular nerves. Forty fetuses were micro-dissected to (i) describe the course of the CFN in relation to the tuberculum and neck of the fibula in fetuses; (ii) describe the branches, distribution and relation of the DFN and SFN to muscles within the anterolateral compartment of the leg. The CFN, DFN and SFN were present in all specimens dissected; the CFN measured a mean length (mm) of 16.03 and 16.69 on the right and left sides respectively. Bifurcation of the CFN related to the tuberculum of fibula (right; left) - above 20/80 (25%); 14/80 (17.5%); below 6/80 (7.5%); 10/80 (12.5%) and at the tuberculum 54/80 (67.5%); 56/80 (70%). The DFN bifurcated into medial and lateral branches in 68/80 (85%) and 54/80 (67.5%) on the right and left sides, respectively. The SFN bifurcated into a medial branch in 78/80 (97.5%) and 76/80 (95%) on right and left sides, respectively and a lateral branch in 78/80 (97.5%) and 76/80 (95%) on right and left sides, respectively. The course and distribution of the CFN, DFN and SFN were consistent with the literature reviewed and descriptions found in standard anatomical textbooks. However, our findings show that the DFN has a variable number of branching patterns, which is unique to this fetal study and an intermediate branch of the SFN which was recorded in 3/80 cases.
RESUMEN
El nervio fibular común (NFC), es un ramo del nervio isquiático (NI) que sale de la fosa poplítea y se ubica a nivel de la cabeza de la fíbula. A ese nivel, el NFC se bifurca en los nervios fibular profundo (NFP) y superficial (NFS). Cuarenta fetos fueron micro disecados para (i) describir el curso del NFC en relación con la cabeza y cuello de la fíbula en fetos; (ii) describir los ramos, distribución y relación del NFP y NFS con los músculos dentro del compartimento anterolateral de la pierna. El NFC, NFP y NFS estuvieron presentes en todos los especímenes disecados; el NFC presentó una longitud promedio de 16,03 y 16,69 (mm) en el lado derecho e izquierdo, respectivamente. La bifurcación del NFC se relacionó con la cabeza de la fíbula del lado derecho e izquierdo por encima en 25% y 17,5%; por debajo 7,5% y 12,5 % y a nivel de la cabeza en 67,5 % y 70%. El NFP se bifurcó en ramos medial y lateral en un 85% en el lado derecho y 67,5% en el izquierdo. El NFS se bifurcó en una ramo medial en el 97,5% y 95% en los lados derecho e izquierdo, respectivamente, y un ramo lateral en el 97,5% y 95% del lados derecho e izquierdo, respectivamente. El curso y distribución del NFC, NFP y NFS coincidieron con la literatura revisada y textos de anatómia normal. Sin embargo, observamos que el NFP tiene un número variable de patrones de ramificación, único para este estudio fetal y un ramo intermedio del NFS que fue visto en 3/80 casos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Peroneal Nerve / Fetus Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa Institution/Affiliation country: University of KwaZulu-Natal/ZA

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Peroneal Nerve / Fetus Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: South Africa Institution/Affiliation country: University of KwaZulu-Natal/ZA