Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Superficial Fibular Nerve Injuries and Entrapment
Autor: | Peter J. Bregman, Mark D. Schuenke |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Entrapment 0302 clinical medicine Epineurium medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Peroneal Neuropathies Neurolysis business.industry Nerve Compression Syndromes Superficial peroneal nerve Anatomy Decompression Surgical medicine.disease Neuroma Surgery Nerve compression syndrome surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Ankle Epineurial repair business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
Zdroj: | Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. 33:243-254 |
ISSN: | 0891-8422 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cpm.2015.12.007 |
Popis: | The superficial peroneal nerve is now known as the superficial fibular nerve (SFN). Identification and treatment of entrapment of the SFN are important topics of discussion for foot and ankle surgeons, because overlooking the diagnosis can lead to permanent nerve damage. With the proper tools and skills, surgeons are able to help patients with symptomatic SFN entrapment, patients who often present in some degree of desperation, with the peripheral nerve surgeon as a last resort. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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