title: Angiosome territories of the nerves of the lower limbs.
abstract: This anatomical study involved the meticulous dissection of three fresh cadaveric specimens to characterize the vascular supply of the nerves of the lower limb. The findings demonstrated that the nerves were supplied segmentally by source vessels, which were color-coded to match the corresponding angiosomes. The segments were then classified into five categories according to whether the nerves and source vessels were branched or unbranched, which has clinical relevance for harvesting of nerves for vascularized nerve transfers.
authors.affiliation: Jack Brockhoff Plastic Surgery Research Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suami
authors.forename: G Ian
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Wei-Ren
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000098:blood supply*