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Nerves

Nerve reference, root levels, course, motor and sensory distribution, entrapment sites, and neuropathies.

342 nerves
14 nerves in Knee  Clear ×
Nerve Common Fibular Nerve (Detail) nervus fibularis communis Knee The common fibular nerve is the most commonly injured major nerve in the lower limb. Its…
Nerve Common Peroneal Nerve nervus peroneus communis Knee The common peroneal nerve (common fibular nerve, L4-S2) is the lateral division of the sciatic nerve,…
Nerve Deep Peroneal Nerve Articular Branch at Knee ramus articularis nervi fibularis profundi ad genu Knee The deep peroneal nerve gives an articular branch to the anterolateral knee capsule as it passes…
Nerve Genicular Cutaneous Nerves nervi cutanei genus Knee The skin around the knee receives cutaneous innervation from multiple nerve branches: the infrapatellar branch of…
Nerve Geniculate Nerve Branches of the Knee rami articulares geniculares Knee The geniculate (articular) branches of the knee arise from the tibial and common fibular nerves in…
Nerve Infrapatellar Plexus plexus infrapatellaris Knee The infrapatellar plexus is formed by terminal branches of the saphenous infrapatellar branch, the medial retinacular…
Nerve Lateral Superior Genicular Nerve nervus genus superior lateralis Knee The lateral superior genicular nerve is an articular branch of the common peroneal nerve supplying the…
Nerve Nerve to Articularis Genu nervus musculi articularis genu Knee A branch of the femoral nerve supplying the articularis genu muscle, which pulls the suprapatellar pouch…
Nerve Nerve to Popliteus nervus musculi poplitei Knee A branch of the tibial nerve arising in the popliteal fossa or at the upper border…
Nerve Peroneal Articular Branches to the Knee rami articulares nervi fibularis ad genus Knee The common peroneal nerve provides articular branches to the anterolateral knee capsule, the proximal tibiofibular joint,…
Nerve Popliteal Plexus plexus popliteus Knee The popliteal plexus is a network of sympathetic and sensory nerve fibres surrounding the popliteal artery,…
Nerve Saphenous Articular Branch to the Medial Capsule ramus articularis saphenus capsulae medialis Knee Articular branches of the saphenous nerve supply the medial knee capsule, the deep medial collateral ligament,…
Nerve Saphenous Infrapatellar Branch ramus infrapatellaris nervi sapheni Knee The infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve arises from the saphenous nerve in the adductor canal…
Nerve Tibial Articular Branches to the Posterior Knee rami articulares nervi tibialis (pars posterior) Knee The tibial nerve gives off articular branches to the posterior knee capsule and posterior cruciate ligament…

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