Canalis cruropopliteus - the overlooked canal of Wenzel Gruber.

Surchev, Lachezar; Tomov, Nikola (2023). Canalis cruropopliteus - the overlooked canal of Wenzel Gruber. Annals of anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger, 250(152134), p. 152134. Elsevier 10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152134

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It is widely known that the popliteal fossa and the lower leg are connected by a canal, containing the neuro-vascular bundle to the posterior leg region, containing the tibial nerve and the posterior tibial artery and veins.The existence of this canal has not been duly recognized in literature, even though it has been named by Wenzel Gruber in 1871, and its contents, walls, entrance, and exits have been extensively described by him in 1878. In the present paper, we would like to pay a homage to the work of this prominent anatomist, which retains its significance for contemporary surgical practice. The cruropoplital canal, canalis cruropopliteus, as named by him, and having been assigned a multitude of terms in practice, deserves to regain its eponymous name - Gruber's canal. The history, and the anatomy with its clinical implications are discussed herein. We hereby recommend that the original name of this canal be included in anatomical textbooks and specialized literature.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy > Topographical and Clinical Anatomy

UniBE Contributor:

Tomov, Nikola Stefanov

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0940-9602

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

18 Jul 2023 11:53

Last Modified:

16 Jul 2024 00:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.aanat.2023.152134

PubMed ID:

37460046

Uncontrolled Keywords:

cruropopliteal canal popliteal artery popliteal vein soleal canal soleal sling soleal tunnel tibial nerve

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/184912

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184912

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