Abstract
Entrapment of the saphenous nerve generally occurs where the nerve leaves the subsartorial canal. The nerve is the termination of the femoral trunk with the roof of the canal consisting of a dense fascial sheet, the tension of which varies with the activity of the involved adjacent musculature.
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Turner, O.A., Taslitz, N., Ward, S. (1990). Saphenous Nerve Entrapment. In: Handbook of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4492-9_28
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