[Hanging legs for sural nerve excision (author's transl)]. 1978

A Gerl, and D Lisse

The sural nerve is widely used as a graft in autologous nerve transplantation. In major operations on the upper extremities and the brachial plexus the lateral or ventral position of the patient most convenient for harvesting the graft is impossible. It is, however, easy to excise the sural nerve if the legs are hanging.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011187 Posture The position or physical attitude of the body. Postures
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013127 Spinal Nerves The 31 paired peripheral nerves formed by the union of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots from each spinal cord segment. The spinal nerve plexuses and the spinal roots are also included. Nerve, Spinal,Nerves, Spinal,Spinal Nerve
D013497 Sural Nerve A branch of the tibial nerve which supplies sensory innervation to parts of the lower leg and foot. Nerve, Sural,Nerves, Sural,Sural Nerves
D014182 Transplantation, Autologous Transplantation of an individual's own tissue from one site to another site. Autografting,Autologous Transplantation,Autotransplantation,Autograftings,Autologous Transplantations,Autotransplantations,Transplantations, Autologous

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