fig4

Functional reconstruction of lower extremity nerve injuries

Figure 4. Obturator to femoral nerve transfer. This patient suffered a high right femoral nerve lesion from a groin mass excision. Identification of a caliber-matched branch of the femoral nerve (yellow arrow) going to the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis (A) through an anterior approach. Identification of the branch of the obturator nerve (blue arrow) going to the gracilis (B). Coaptation of the obturator nerve to the femoral nerve (C). This patient achieved MRC grade 4 knee extension. MRC: Medical Research Council.

Plastic and Aesthetic Research
ISSN 2349-6150 (Online)   2347-9264 (Print)

Portico

All published articles are preserved here permanently:

https://www.portico.org/publishers/oae/

Portico

All published articles are preserved here permanently:

https://www.portico.org/publishers/oae/