Clinical and electrophysiological assessment of injury to infrapatellar branch(es) of saphenous nerve during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using oblique incision for hamstring graft harvest: A prospective study

One of the complications of arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using hamstring autograft is injury to the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve (IPBSN) leading to loss of sensation around the knee. Its incidence varies according to the orientation of incision for hamstring graft harvest, with oblique incision having the lowest chance of this injury. Aim of this study was to assess clinically and electrophysiologically injury to IPBSN after ACL reconstruction using oblique incision for hamstring graft harvest.
Source: The Knee - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research