Abstract.
The relationship between the peroneal nerves and the anatomical structures near the fibular head were studied in 20 cadavers. It was the purpose to define the boundaries of a "safe" area when performing a biopsy of the fibular head. The distances between the proximal end of the fibular head and the deep peroneal nerve (26±0.32 mm) and the intermuscular septum (15±0.19 mm) were measured, as well as the angle between the deep peroneal nerve and the fibula as seen in the A-P view (23.5±3.5°). We considered that biopsies should be performed with an anterolateral approach in the safe area formed by the fibular head and the deep peroneal nerve in the anterior compartment.
Résumé.
La relation entre les nerfs péroniers et les structures anatomiques autour de la tête fibulaire a été étudiée sur 20 cadavres. Les mesures suivantes ont été faites: (1) la distance entre l'extrémité proximale de la tête fibulaire et le nerf péronier profond (26±0.32 mm), (2) la distance entre l'extrémité proximale de la tête fibulaire et la cloison inter musculaire (15±0.19 mm), et (3) l'angle entre le nerf péronier profond et la fibula considéré sous la vue A-P (23.5±3.5°). Nous avons considéré que les biopsies devaient être conduites avec l'approche antérolatérale dans la région sans risque formée par la tête fibulaire et les nerfs péroniers profonds dans le compartiment antérieur.
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Takeda, A., Tsuchiya, H., Mori, Y. et al. Anatomical aspects of biopsy of the proximal fibula. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 24, 335–337 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640000185
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