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The accessory deep peroneal nerve: a review of the literature
M Tzika1, G K Paraskevas, P Kitsoulis
1Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Abstract:
The accessory deep peroneal nerve (ADPN) is a common variant branch of the superficial peroneal nerve. It unrarely participates in the innervation of the extensor digitorum brevis muscle and interferes with the differential diagnosis of peroneal nerve lesions. Several electrophysiological and anatomical studies have been conducted in order to document the topography, characteristics and prevalence of ADPN, presenting significantly different results. ADPN existence is of great clinical and surgical importance, thus the aim of this study is to select and present all the relevant data available in the literature.
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