Traumatic lesions of internal saphenous nerve and branches.
OBJECTIVE
To show a rare lesion that sometimes simulates vascular disorder of the lower extremities.


METHODS
Three patients were operated and the follow-up period was eight months, the surgical technique was neurotomy of the infrapatellar and descendent branches.


RESULTS
In two cases there were almost total pain resolution, and in other case improvement only.


CONCLUSIONS
Surgical treatment yields good results in this type of internal saphenous nerve lesion, and could be useful as an alternative to conservative treatment.
Neurosurgery Service, Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto, Medicine Faculty, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. f.freinkel@hotmail.com
Flávio Freinkel
FF
Rodrigues
Issac
I
Skartz
Diego Cassol
DC
Dozza
Maurício
M
Moscovici
Mendel
M
Suchmacher
D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery