Anomalous course of the medial sural cutaneous nerve and its clinical implications
Braz. j. morphol. sci
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22(3): 179-182, jul.-sept. 2005. ilus
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
The sural nerve is formed by the union of the medial sural cutaneous nerve, which is a branch of the main trunk (the tibial nerve), and the common fibular communicating branch of the lateral sural cutaneous nerve, which is a branch of the common fibular nerve. Anatomical variations in the formation of the sural nerve are common, although the topographical localization of this nerve is constant. In this report, we describe three cases of an anomalous course of the medial sural cutaneous nerve which descended through the gastrocnemius via a tunnel formed within the muscle. Such anatomical variations of the sural nerve are clinically important when evaluating sensory axonal loss in distal axonal neuropathies since sural nerve mononeuropathy is less likely to occur.
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Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Nerf sural
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Nerf tibial
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Muscles squelettiques
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. morphol. sci
Thème du journal:
Anatomie
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fluminense Federal University/BR
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