Autores: Bazaldúa Cruz Juan José, Quiroga Garza Alejandro, Velázquez Gauna Sergio Everardo, Villarreal Silva Eliud Enrique, Tijerina de la Garza Octavio, Elizondo Omaña Rodrigo Enrique, De la Garza Castro Oscar, Guzmán López Santos
Introduction: One treatment option for acute nerve lesions is the placement of vascularized nerve grafts, which have demonstrated greater viability. Objective: A dual macroscopic and microscopic analysis was conducted on the vasculature of the principal lower limb nerves that are utilized as vascularized nerve grafts. Materials and methods: A descriptive, transverse, non-comparative study was performed to analyze the vasculature of the saphenous, sural, deep peroneal, and superficial peroneal nerves. Two approaches were taken: 1) study of the vasculature in situ and 2) morphometric analysis. Results: The in situ study demonstrated that the total length of the nerves of the lower limb used as grafts was, in descending order, the sural nerve (n) (ì = 29.26 cm, ± 4.05 cm); the superficial peroneal n (ì = 28.61 cm, ± 3.97 cm); the deep peroneal n (ì = 26.64 cm, ± 5.21 cm); and the saphenous n (ì = 25.12 cm, ± 4.42 cm). The morphometric study showed that the dominant artery of the saphenous n. had the greatest diameter, with a mean of 1.13 mm, followed by the superficial peroneal n. with a mean of 1.01 mm; the deep peroneal n., with a mean of 0.91 mm; and the sural n., with the smallest mean dominant artery diameter of 0.85 mm. Conclusions: The saphenous nerve presents adequate morphological characteristics for use as a vascularized graft; among the nerves included in this study, the deep peroneal n. represents the last option.
Palabras clave: Vascularized graft dominant artery peripheral nerve macroscopic analysis microscopic analysis.
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Vol. 63 Núm.5. Septiembre-Octubre 2011 Pags. 461-466 Rev Invest Clin 2011; 63(5-ENGLISH)