Ultrasonographic aspects of sural nerve anatomy
Márcio Luís Duarte, Ocacir de Souza Reis Soares, Jean-Louis Brasseur
TL;DR
This paper describes the anatomy of the sural nerve using ultrasound, helping improve surgical outcomes and nerve studies.
Contribution
The paper provides a detailed ultrasonographic description of the sural nerve's anatomy.
Findings
Ultrasonography is a practical method to visualize the sural nerve's anatomy.
Precise pre-surgery assessment of the sural nerve improves postoperative success.
Ultrasonography aids in conducting nerve conduction studies and biopsies.
Abstract
The anatomy of the sural nerve is highly variable, and the nerve can present injuries of various etiologies, including iatrogenic injury during surgery. Precise knowledge of the course and morphology of the sural nerve is valuable, and the ability to assess the nerve properly before surgery increases the postoperative success rate, as well as facilitating the execution of nerve conduction studies and biopsies. The purpose of this article is to describe and illustrate the anatomy of the sural nerve, as seen on ultrasonography, which is a practical and economical imaging method.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPeripheral Nerve Disorders · Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation · Tendon Structure and Treatment