Description of the episeptal and interlaminar fascial tunnels for the superficial fibular nerve and its terminal branches.
KESİLMİŞ İNCİ | KURTOĞLU OLGUNUS ZELİHA
Purpose This study aimed to reveal the course of the superficial fibular nerve and its branches, whose entrapment may be responsible for anterior leg pain and is at risk in fasciotomies, according to the crural fascia laminae and the anterior inter muscular septum. Methods On the twenty cadaver legs, the location of the superficial fibular nerve and its branches, according to the crural fascia layers and anterior intermuscular septum, the course type in the tunnel, if any, and the superficialization pattern were defined. Results The number of cases in which the superficial fibular nerve and its branches traveled within a tunnel was found to be 15/20 (75%). The superficial fibular tunnel was defined as an “episeptal” and “interlaminar fascial” tunnel based on the nerve’s relati...
The effect of hallux valgus on the anatomy of the nerves around the first metatarsal bone
Kurtoğlu Olgunus, Zeliha
Objective To identify the variations in the location of the nerves that may be at risk in hallux valgus (HV) surgery, and to reveal whether these nerves are affected by the anatomical changes associated with HV. Method In the formalin fixed, 46 lower extremities (19 female, 27 male) (9 normal, 14 mild HV, 21 moderate/severe HV), extensor hallucis longus tendon (EHL), deep plantar artery, medial dorsal cutaneous (MDCN), deep fibular (DFN), common plantar digital (CPDN) and proper plantar digital (PPDN) nerves were examined. The branches of MDCN extending to the medial side of foot were recorded in three segments. The positional topography of nerves according to EHL were analyzed on 360° circle and clock models. Results Sex-related differences observed in some parameters in direct measurem...