title: The anatomy of the saphenous nerve in the lower leg with particular reference to its relationship to the long saphenous vein.
abstract: The anatomy of the saphenous nerve in the lower leg was studied in eighty patients undergoing saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass grafting. It is suggested that a knowledge of the described variations in the anatomical relationship of the saphenous nerve and vein should reduce the incidence of operative trauma to the saphenous nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation