Open AccessUltrasound detection of sciatic nerve movements with ankle dorsiflexion/plantar flexion: Prospective comparative study of a novel method to locate the sciatic nerve
Author(s) -
Merve Yaman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ağrı - the journal of the turkish society of algology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2458-9446
pISSN - 1300-0012
DOI - 10.14744/agri.2019.65390
Subject(s) - sciatic nerve , ankle dorsiflexion , plantar flexion , medicine , ankle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy
It is possible to observe the in-vivo movements of nerves using real-time ultrasound. In this study, we aimed to visualize the movements of the sciatic nerve as a guide to identify the sciatic nerve to distinguish from surrounding tissue.
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