RT Journal Article
T1 Femoral nerve entrapment: A new insight
A1 Vázquez Osorio, María Teresa
A1 Murillo González, Jorge Alfonso
A1 Maranillo Alcaide, Eva
A1 Parkin, Ian
A1 Sañudo Tejero, José Ramón
AB Compression of the femoral nerve in the iliac fossa has been reported as a consequence of several pathologies, but never as a result of muscular compression. Aberrant slips of iliacus, however, have occasionally been reported to cover or split the femoral nerve. This study aimed to assess such variations as potential factors in femoral nerve compression. A large and homogeneous sample of 121 embalmed cadavers (242 specimens) was studied. Statistical comparisons were made using the chi‐squared test. Muscular slips from iliacus and psoas, piercing or covering the femoral nerve, were found in 19 specimens (7.9%). No significant differences by sex or side were found. The more frequent variation was piercing of the femoral nerve by a muscular slip (17 specimens, 7.0%). The nerve then entered the thigh as one or more branches. The less frequent variation found was a muscular slip or sheet covering the femoral nerve as it lay on iliacus (2 specimens, 0.8%). Each disposition may be a potential risk for nerve entrapment.
PB Wiley
SN 0897-3806
SN 1098-2353
YR 2006
FD 2006-03-31
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102607
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/102607
LA eng
NO Vázquez MT, Murillo J, Maranillo E, Parkin IG, Sanudo J. Femoral nerve entrapment: a new insight. Clin Anat. 2007 Mar;20(2):175-9.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 20 ago 2024