The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery to provide useful anatomical knowledge for safe surgical approaches in plastic surgery. The dissection of 30 cadaver lower limbs was undertaken to describe the relationship of the d...
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| description | The aim of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery to provide useful anatomical knowledge for safe surgical approaches in plastic surgery. The dissection of 30 cadaver lower limbs was undertaken to describe the relationship of the deep fibular nerve to the dorsalis pedis artery in the anterior tarsal tunnel and on the dorsum of the foot. The anterior tarsal tunnel is a flattened space between the inferior extensor retinaculum and the fascia overlying the talus and navicular. The deep fibular nerve and its branches pass longitudinally through this fibro-osseous tunnel, deep to the tendons of the extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus. Four distinct relationships of the deep fibular nerve to the dorsalis pedis artery were determined. The dorsalis pedis neurovascular island flap contains both the dorsalis pedis artery and the deep fibular nerve. Because the design of a neurovascular free flap requires detailed knowledge of the nerve and vascular supply, the data presented here are intended to help surgeons during surgical approaches to the foot and ankle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a97234124f9c4e23a072c99cce378d442022-12-21T19:05:22ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2009-01-01420101802110.1055/s-0039-1699306The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importanceR. Chitra0Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaThe aim of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery to provide useful anatomical knowledge for safe surgical approaches in plastic surgery. The dissection of 30 cadaver lower limbs was undertaken to describe the relationship of the deep fibular nerve to the dorsalis pedis artery in the anterior tarsal tunnel and on the dorsum of the foot. The anterior tarsal tunnel is a flattened space between the inferior extensor retinaculum and the fascia overlying the talus and navicular. The deep fibular nerve and its branches pass longitudinally through this fibro-osseous tunnel, deep to the tendons of the extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus. Four distinct relationships of the deep fibular nerve to the dorsalis pedis artery were determined. The dorsalis pedis neurovascular island flap contains both the dorsalis pedis artery and the deep fibular nerve. Because the design of a neurovascular free flap requires detailed knowledge of the nerve and vascular supply, the data presented here are intended to help surgeons during surgical approaches to the foot and ankle.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699306anterior tarsal tunneldeep fibular nervedorsalis pedis arterydorsum of foot |
| spellingShingle | R. Chitra The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery anterior tarsal tunnel deep fibular nerve dorsalis pedis artery dorsum of foot |
| title | The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| title_full | The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| title_short | The relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| title_sort | relationship between the deep fibular nerve and the dorsalis pedis artery and its surgical importance |
| topic | anterior tarsal tunnel deep fibular nerve dorsalis pedis artery dorsum of foot |
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