Lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve
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| Lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve | |
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 Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the sole of the foot. | |
 Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. | |
| Details | |
| From | sural nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.063 |
| TA2 | 6587 |
| FMA | 44694 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve is a cutaneous branch of the foot. This is a separate branch from the Lateral sural cutaneous nerve which is located on the back of the leg. This turns into a dorsal digital nerve and supplies the lateral side of the fifth toe. The course of this nerve influences the surgical approach to fixation of fractures of the fifth metatarsal, as the most direct surgical approach is at risk of damaging it.[1]
Additional images
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Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.
References
- ^ Fansa, AM; Smyth, NA; Murawski, CD; Kennedy, JG (August 2012). "The lateral dorsal cutaneous branch of the sural nerve: clinical importance of the surgical approach to proximal fifth metatarsal fracture fixation". The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 40 (8): 1895–8. doi:10.1177/0363546512448320. PMID 22679294.
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