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From: Injury to infrapatellar branch of saphenous nerve in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using vertical skin incision for hamstring harvesting: risk factors and the influence of treatment outcome

Fig. 2

Photograph of dissection of a cadaver showing the course of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve. The saphenous nerve branches near the medial side of the knee into the infrapatellar branch and sartorial branch. The infrapatellar branch courses at the inferomedial side of the patella. The course has several variations. The positional relationship with the sartorius muscle also varies; the infrapatellar branch may pass over the muscle, under the muscle, or through the muscle. Attention is needed

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