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High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation

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 trifurca...

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Main Authors: Tan, Eng Kee, Alias, Azammuddin, Yeak, Raymond, Jaafar, Mohd Shahril, M. Nizlan, Nasir
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Published: Springer Nature journal 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101709/
https://www.cureus.com/articles/119717#!/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1017092023-08-18T23:55:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101709/ High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation Tan, Eng Kee Alias, Azammuddin Yeak, Raymond Jaafar, Mohd Shahril M. Nizlan, Nasir 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. Springer Nature journal 2022-10-23 Article PeerReviewed 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 https://www.cureus.com/articles/119717#!/ 10.7759/cureus.30606
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description 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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author Tan, Eng Kee
Alias, Azammuddin
Yeak, Raymond
Jaafar, Mohd Shahril
M. Nizlan, Nasir
spellingShingle Tan, Eng Kee
Alias, Azammuddin
Yeak, Raymond
Jaafar, Mohd Shahril
M. Nizlan, Nasir
High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
author_facet Tan, Eng Kee
Alias, Azammuddin
Yeak, Raymond
Jaafar, Mohd Shahril
M. Nizlan, Nasir
author_sort Tan, Eng Kee
title High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
title_short High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
title_full High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
title_fullStr High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
title_full_unstemmed High sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
title_sort high sural nerve trifurcation: a rare anatomical variation
publisher Springer Nature journal
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101709/
https://www.cureus.com/articles/119717#!/
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