A surgeon-performed saphenous nerve block from within the knee after it exits from the adductor canal at the time of total knee arthroplasty is feasible and may be a useful alternative to an ...

The saphenous nerve was identified in the scar and it appeared to be in continuity, although flattened and deformed as it passed next to the joint. The nerve was felt to be irreparable.

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.

A case is reported of chronic exertional compartment syndrome treated by fasciotomy. The decompression procedure was complicated by injury to the saphenous nerve. The importance of accurate placement ...

PAIN in the knee, as in other joints, can arise either from intrinsic or from extrinsic sources. The intrinsic sources include infections, disorganization of the connective-tissue complex, neoplasm ...

Saphenous-vein graft disease after coronary-artery bypass surgery results in a 40 percent rate of graft failure at 10 years. 1 Percutaneous treatment of saphenous-vein grafts is associated with ...