How I do it: Selective femoral neurotomy.

Pierre Petitet, Corentin Dauleac, Camilla de Laurentis, Patrick Mertens

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Pierre PetitetService de Neurochirurgie fonctionnelle, de la moelle spinale et des nerfs périphériques, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, 59 boulevard Pinel, Bron, 69500, France. pierre.petitet@chu-lyon.fr.

Corentin DauleacService de Neurochirurgie fonctionnelle, de la moelle spinale et des nerfs périphériques, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, 59 boulevard Pinel, Bron, 69500, France.

Camilla de LaurentisService de Neurochirurgie fonctionnelle, de la moelle spinale et des nerfs périphériques, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, 59 boulevard Pinel, Bron, 69500, France.

Patrick MertensService de Neurochirurgie fonctionnelle, de la moelle spinale et des nerfs périphériques, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital neurologique et neurochirurgical Pierre Wertheimer, 59 boulevard Pinel, Bron, 69500, France.

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Abstract

backgroundQuadriceps spasticity is responsible for a gait disturbance characterized by stiff knee with reduced knee flexion during the swing phase. Selective Femoral Neurotomy induces long-term muscle relaxation via a decrease of the stretch reflex.

methodFemoral nerve trunk is dissected just below the femoral crease. Motor branches to the rectus femoris and/or vastus intermedius muscles are identified using electrical stimulation combined with electromyographic recording, then partially sectioned according to an individualized preoperative chart. Postoperative rehabilitation is imperative for sustained gait improvements.

conclusionSelective Femoral Neurotomy (SFN) is a lesion-based, permanent surgical treatment of spastic stiff knee gait.

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Femoral NerveGait Disorders, NeurologicMuscle SpasticityNerve TransferQuadriceps MuscleElectromyographyHumansMicrosurgerySelective periphery neurotomySpasticityStiff knee

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PMID40131466

DOI10.1007/s00701-025-06466-y

PMCPMC11937114

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