Topography and evidence of a separate "fascia plate" for the femoral nerve inside the iliopsoas - A dorsal approach.

ABSTRACT: The femoral nerve stretch test is an essential part of clinical neurological examinations. This test is performed alongside Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to determine if there is any evidence of nerve root irritation, usually as a consequence of disc prolapse. The test occasionally gives false positive results. Why such false positives can occur, is subject to continued research, however, no obvious reason has yet emerged. We hypothesize that connectives of the femoral nerve may explain such a phenomenon. To see these connectives, we approached the femoral nerve from dorsal in 12 cases. With the use of ink injection into the subparaneural compartment of the femoral nerve and dissections, a thin transparent structure can clearly be seen that is separate from the epineurium, perineurium,

SUBMITTER: Kulow C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053587 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature