Scar tissue can be an insidious fiend. I've been dealing with scar tissue/arthrofibrosis for 7 yrs. I've had it grow on just about every structure, in my knee. Among the many structures, scar tissue made it's way, to one of my nerves. The Infrapatellar Branch of the Saphenous nerve. This nerve is located anteromedially, very close to the MCL.

The important infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve An important branch of the saphenous nerve relating to the knee is the infrapatellar branch which transmits sensation at the inner aspect and lower pole of the patella. Quotes from peer-reviewed paper: "....Nerve injury of the saphenous nerve or infrapatellar branch seems to be a frequent ...

2008年8月26日 · Saphenous Nerve Entrapment Post here if you are new to the board and not sure where to post your question. Or if your question or comment is of a general nature.

2007年8月11日 · Leg numbness and nerve pain, post-op. Post by crutchesgirl » Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:27 pm. Hi all,

2005年1月26日 · ACL RECON/ Valves in Saphenous Vein Shot. Medial and lateral collateral ligaments, hamstrings, etc.

Citation: Xiang Y, Li Z, Yu P, Zheng Z, Feng B, Weng X. Neuroma of the Infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve following Total knee Arthroplasty: a case report. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Nov 13;20(1):536. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2934-0.

2020年3月5日 · Patients with chronic knee pain who had peripheral nerve stimulation of the saphenous nerve with an implantable device had significant and long-lasting pain reduction, preliminary research shows.

At 9 mos post op from the derotation osteotomy, I had developed saphenous neuritis to my lower leg. My leg was red, swollen and painful to touch. He felt one of the tibial plates was putting pressure on that nerve. I had surgery to remove the smaller plate, that was compressing the nerve. This surgery relieved that problem.

In particular there seems to be an association with the nerve called the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve, just below the joint line on the medial side. Here is can be directly injured by the surgeon’s scalpel when he/she makes the antero-medial portal there or …

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