Lower Limb Approaches
A 35-year-old man sustains a closed distal femur fracture in a motorcycle accident. The trauma team plans open reduction and internal fixation through an anteromedial approach. The registrar asks about the key anatomical structures to be aware of during this approach. Regarding the anteromedial approach to the femur:
Mark each as TRUE or FALSE
The anteromedial approach to the distal femur utilizes the interval between vastus medialis and the ...
The saphenous nerve and its infrapatellar branch are at risk during the anteromedial approach; the s...
The descending genicular artery, the terminal branch of the superficial femoral artery, passes anter...
The safe zone for the anteromedial approach is anterior to the medial intermuscular septum; working ...
The medial intermuscular septum extends from the linea aspera to the adductor tubercle and separates...
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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option