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  • Title: Tibial nerve branching in the tarsal tunnel.
    Author: Havel PE, Ebraheim NA, Clark SE, Jackson WT, DiDio L.
    Journal: Foot Ankle; 1988 Dec; 9(3):117-9. PubMed ID: 2852629.
    Abstract:
    Tarsal tunnel syndrome is an infrequent and probably underdiagnosed clinical condition. Diagnosis and treatment depend on understanding the tibial branching pattern within the tarsal tunnel. A total of 68 foot dissections were performed. Bifurcation into the medial and lateral plantar nerves occurred within the tunnel in 93% and proximal in 7%. Proximal bifurcation may predispose to tarsal tunnel syndrome, and its infrequent occurrence correlates with the infrequent clinical diagnosis. Nine different calcaneal branching patterns were noted; they provide an anatomical explanation for heel sparing. An understanding of anatomic variations should aid in providing complete surgical release and in avoiding accidental heel denervations.
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