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Year : 2011 | Month : December | Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 | Page : 1502 - 1504 Full Version

A Cadaveric Study of Sciatic Nerve and It’s Level of Bifurcation


Published: December 1, 2011 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2011/.1802
Muthu Kumar T., Srimathi, Ananda Rani, Sumathi Latha

1. MD, Associate professor, Department of Anatomy Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai - 116. 2. MD, Associate professor Department of Anatomy Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Iinstitute, Porur, Chennai - 116. 3. MS, Associate professor Department of Anatomy Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Iinstitute, Porur, Chennai - 116. 4. MS, Associate professor Department of Anatomy Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Iinstitute, Porur, Chennai - 116. PLACE OF STUDY: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Iinstitute, Porur, Chennai.

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Muthu Kumar T.
Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy,
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Porur, Chennai. Tamilnadu, India.
Phone: 9840467452
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Abstract

Sciatic nerve, the thickest nerve in the body, formed in the pelvis, emerges through greater sciatic foramen to enter the gluteal region, then the nerve passes on the back of thigh to reach the superior angle of popliteal fossa and bifurcates into tibial and common peroneal nerves. But the level of bifurcation varies. The assessment of level of bifurcartion of sciatic nerve were available minimal in the Indian literature. So this study was taken and it focus on the frequency of the level of bifurcation of sciatic nerve. For this 50 free lower limbs were dissected. The results were compared with previous reports.

Keywords

Sciatic nerve, Tibial nerve, Common peroneal nerve

Introduction
Sciatic nerve is the thickest nerve in the body. It is regarded as the continuation of upper band of sacral plexus (1). It has a root value of L45S123. It is formed in the pelvis, leaves the pelvis through greater sciatic foramen usually below the level of piriformis and enters the gluteal region, passing behind the hip joint and enters the back of the thigh upto the superior angle of popliteal fossa, where it terminates into tibial nerve and common peroneal nerve. Sciatic nerve and through it’s branches supplies the entire lower limb except the front of thigh and the medial compartment of thigh which are supplied by femoral nerve and obturator nerve respectivly.

The sciatic nerve is the most frequently injured lower extremity nerve (2). It is commonly injured in posterior disiocation of hip (3) and in fracture of hip joint (4). It is also injured during total hip replacement surgery and in hemiarthroplasty of hip (5). It is one of the nerve commonly injured due to intramuscular injections (6). Positioning of individuals during gyaenacological surgeries like hysterectomy and dilatation and curettage can affect sciatic nerve (7). Sciatic nerve is also affected in the entrapment neuropathy called Piriformis syndrome (8). Peroneal division is more prone to injury from injections and hip fracture as it lies more posteriroly. Patient will present with foot drop secondary to loss of dorsiflexion and eversion of foot as well as inability to extend the foot.Injury to tibial division of sciatic nerve produces loss of plantar flexion and inversion of the foot as well as loss of flexion of ankle (9). Patients will present with burning and hyperesthetic sole of foot. In Popliteal nerve block for the surgery of foot and ankle, sciatic nerve is approached 5cm or 7cm above the transverse popliteal crease (10), (11). This study makes an attempt to locate the level of bifurcation of sciatic nerve.

Material and Methods

About fifty free lower limbs available in the department of anatomy, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Sri Ramachandra University were utilized for the study. Sciatic nerve is dissected and the level of bifurcation is recorded . It’s interprated with previous studies.

Results

The results are grouped into various categories:
Type A1: Undivided nerve emerges above the piriformis Type A2: Undivided nerve emerges through the piriformis. Type A3: Undivided nerve emerges below the piriformis. Type B1: Divided nerve emerges above the piriformis. Type B2: Divided nerve emerges through the piriformis. Type B3: Divided nerve emerges below the piriformis. Type C: Division of sciatic nerve in the gluteal region (Table/Fig 1). Type D: Division of sciatic nerve in the upper thigh (Table/Fig 2). Type E: Division of sciatic nerve in the middle thigh (Table/Fig 3). Type F: Division of sciatic nerve in the lower thigh (Table/Fig 4). Type G: Division of sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa (Table/Fig 5).

– In all the fifty specimens dissected, sciatic nerve emerges undivided below the piriformis (Type A3100%.) – Division of sciatic nerve,in the gluteal region, type C, is seen in 4 limbs (8%) – Division of sciatic nerve in the upper thigh, type D, is observed in 7 limbs (14%) – Division of sciatic nerve in the middle thigh, type E, is present in 19 limbs (38%) – Division of sciatic nerve in the lower thigh, type F, is seen in 4 limbs (8%) – Division sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa, type G is present in 16 limbs (32%) (Table/Fig 6).

Discussion

In the present study all the 50 specimens presents with emergence of undivided sciatic nerve below the piriformis.However Guvencer et al., observed undivided sciatic nerve below the piriformis in 52%. Beaton et al., reported in 90%, Ewa okraszewska observed in 81%, Ugrenovic observed in 96%, Kukiriza observed in 77.5%, Prakash et al., observed in 83.7%, Pokorny et al. observed in 79%.

In the present study type C variety, the bifurcation of sciatic nerve in the glureal region observed in 8% and Prakash et al., observed in 2.3%.

Bifurcation of sciatic nerve in the upper thigh, type D variety, observed in 14% in the present study, where as Prakash et al., observed in 3.5%.

Middle thigh sciatic nerve bifurcation, type E variety observed in 38% in the present study, and Prakash et al., observed in 2.3% (12),(13),(14),(15),(16),(17),(18) .

Lower thigh sciatic nerve bifurcation, type F observed in 8% in the present study and Prakash et al., observed in 40.7%. Ugrenovic observed the division of sciatic nerve in the gluteal region and thigh together in 27.5%, and Ewa observed the same in 19%.

Division of sciatic nerve in the popliteal fossa is observed in 32% in the present study, Ugrenovic reported in 72.5%, Ewa observed in 62% and Prakash reported in 35%.The level of bifurcation of sciatic nerve when compared with other studies is tabulated below (Table/Fig 7).

In the present study the division of sciatic nerve is observed maximum in the middle of the thigh at 38% and in the popliteal fossa in 32%

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