Anatomical variants of the rectus femoris motor innervation
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Abstract
Adult periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) was originally performed through the classic Smith-Petersen approach for optimal operative visibility and acetabular fragment correction. Evolution towards an abductor-sparing technique significantly lowered the post-operative morbidity. The rectus-sparing approach represents a step further, but the innervation of the rectus femoris is theoretically more at risk. Although the topographic anatomy of the femoral nerve has been well described, it was never studied with specificity to surgical landmarks. The femoral nerve's spatial relation with the anterior-inferior iliac spine (AIIS) and the amount of possible dissection in the rectus femoris and iliopsoas interval is uncertain. Seven formalin-preserved human cadaveric specimens without history of inguinal injury or surgery were dissected using the distal limb of an iliofemoral approach. The level of entry of motor innervation was measured and number of branches to the rectus femoris was noted. The average longitudinal distance from the AIIS to the first motor nerve to the rectus femoris was 8.6 ± 1.4 cm. The number of branches varied between 1 and 4 with the most common innervation pattern being composed of two segments. Dissection medial to the rectus femoris should not be carried out further than 7 cm distal to the AIIS and stretching of that interval during surgical exposure should be done cautiously. The clinical efficiency of the rectus-sparing approach should be studied further in order to confirm its advantage over the classic direct anterior approach. The study provides a better understanding of the localization and the anatomical variations of the structures encountered at the level of and below the AIIS. It also assesses the relative risk of denervation of the rectus femoris during PAO through the rectus-sparing approach. The authors recommend that the dissection medial to the rectus femoris should be carried out no further than 7 cm distal to the AIIS and stretching of that interval during surgical exposure should be done cautiously.
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