Neuropathy of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve in the differential diagnosis of knee pain

P. Martinelli, P. Montagna and G. Coccagna

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Abstract

A 58-year-old woman complained of pain and paresthesia localized on the medial side of both knees. Neurological examination disclosed signs, referrable to a bilateral compression lesion of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve. Gonyalgia paresthetica should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of knee pain and sensory disturbances.
Una donna di 58 anni accusava parestesia e dolori localizzati alla faccia mediale di ambedue le ginocchia. Obiettivamente si rilevarono segni riferibili ed una compressione bilaterale della branca infrapatellare del nervo safeno. La gonalgia parestesica deve essere considerata nella diagnosi differenziale della sindromi dolorose del ginocchio.

Key-words  Knee pain - neuropathy of the infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve

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