title: [Anatomical and surgical study of the medial calcaneus branch of tibial nerve].
abstract: To better understand the anatomical variations of the medial calcaneus branch, the tibia nerve were dissected in 20 ankles of fresh black African cadavers. The medial calcaneus branch which is a collateral branch of tibial nerve was constant. It was unique in 80% of cases and was detaching itself from the trunk of the tibial nerve at the entrance of the calcaneal sulcus. It was in the form of two small nerves with point of departure from the commun tibial nerve trunk. These anatomic constatations confronted with those published in literature permits us to understand the etiopathogenic aspects of certain neuropathies of the ankle. To add this they impose a certain order if precautions in the operational surgical route of the posterior section of the ankle.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie-Organogenèse - Faculté de Médecine-Pharmacie et Odonto-Stomatologie, Dakar. abdndiay@refer.sn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dia
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Konate
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ndoye
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sow
mesh_terms: D015713:Duplicate Publications as Topic