title: Anatomical aspects of biopsy of the proximal fibula.
abstract: The relationship between the peroneal nerves and the anatomical structures near the fibular head were studied in 20 cadavers. It was the purpose to define the boundaries of a "safe" area when performing a biopsy of the fibular head. The distances between the proximal end of the fibular head and the deep peroneal nerve (26+/-0.32 mm) and the intermuscular septum (15+/-0.19 mm) were measured, as well as the angle between the deep peroneal nerve and the fibula as seen in the A-P view (23.5+/-3.5 degrees). We considered that biopsies should be performed with an anterolateral approach in the safe area formed by the fibular head and the deep peroneal nerve in the anterior compartment.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Takeda
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Tsuchiya
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Mori
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Tanaka
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Kikuchi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Tomita
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D005360:Fibula / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*