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Tan, Eng Kee and Alias, Azammuddin and Yeak, Raymond and Jaafar, Mohd Shahril and M. Nizlan, Nasir
(2022)
High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation.
Cureus, 14 (10).
pp. 1-4.
ISSN 2168-8184
Abstract
The sural nerve is a commonly encountered anatomical structure in foot and ankle surgeries. Knowledge of its location and course is imperative in performing surgeries within its vicinity to avoid neurological deficits. We herein report a rare anatomical variation of the sural nerve where it trifurcates above the level of the lateral malleolus that was discovered in a patient who underwent internal fixation for a trimalleolar ankle fracture with ipsilateral navicular fracture. This study aimed to raise awareness on a unique anatomical variation of the sural nerve in order to reduce the risk of iatrogenic injury.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30606 |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature journal |
| Keywords: | Trimalleolar ankle fracture; Ankle and foot; Anatomical variation; Trifurcation; Sural nerve |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Che Wa Zakaria |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2023 23:55 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2023 23:55 |
| Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi= 10.7759/cureus.30606 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101709 |
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