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Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain: Original Articles
The Nerves of the Adductor Canal and the Innervation of the Knee: An Anatomic Study

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  • David Burckett-St. Laurant From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Philip Peng From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Laura Girón Arango From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ahtsham U. Niazi From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vincent W.S. Chan From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anne Agur From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anahi Perlas From the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFrom the *Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom; †Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto; ‡Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; §Department of Anesthesia, Universidad CES, Medellin, Colombia; and ∥Department of Anatomy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Address correspondence to: Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC, Department of Anesthesia, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8 (e-mail: Anahi.Perlas{at}uhn.ca).

Citation

Burckett-St. Laurant D, Peng P, Girón Arango L, et al
The Nerves of the Adductor Canal and the Innervation of the Knee: An Anatomic Study
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 2016;41:321-327.

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  • First published May 1, 2016.
Online issue publication 
December 13, 2023

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