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The saphenous nerve block is often done in combination with the popliteal block for surgeries below the knee. [53] The saphenous nerve is numbed at the medial part of the lower thigh under the sartorius muscle. [53] The lumbar plexus block is an advanced technique indicated for hip, anterior thigh, and knee surgery. [54]
The saphenous nerve (long or internal saphenous nerve) is the largest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve. It is derived from the lumbar plexus (L3-L4). It is a ...
Complications of venous cutdown include cellulitis, hematoma, phlebitis, perforation of the posterior wall of the vein, venous thrombosis and nerve and arterial transection. This procedure can result in damage to the saphenous nerve due to its intimate path with the great saphenous vein, resulting in loss of cutaneous sensation in the medial leg.
The saphenous nerve may be compressed in the adductor canal. [5] The adductor canal may be accessed for a saphenous nerve block , often used to treat pain caused by this compression. [ 5 ]
Moving from superficial to deep structures, the roof is formed by: the skin. [1]the superficial fascia. [1] This contains the small saphenous vein, the terminal branch of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh, posterior division of the medial cutaneous nerve, lateral sural cutaneous nerve, and medial sural cutaneous nerve.
The infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve is a nerve of the lower limb. [1] The saphenous nerve, located about the middle of the thigh, gives off a branch which joins the subsartorial plexus. It pierces the sartorius and fascia lata, and is distributed to the skin in front of the patella.
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The medial crural cutaneous branches of saphenous nerve provide cutaneous innervation to the medial leg. This page was last edited on 18 December 2024, at 17:25 (UTC) ...