MSK | Nerves of the lower limb - knee to foot
Tracks
219 | Canon Medical
| Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
| 8:45 AM - 9:25 AM |
| 219 | Canon Medical |
Overview
Assoc Prof. Michelle Fenech
Speaker
Assoc Prof Michelle Fenech
Central Queensland University
Nerves of the lower limb - knee to foot
Abstract
Peripheral nerves of the lower leg can become injured, entrapped or involve pathology. Ultrasound imaging can be used to visualise the neural structure, diagnose neural changes and guide nerve blocks and hydrodissection. This workshop will unpack the relative anatomy of nerves of the lower limb (from the knee and inferiorly), demonstrate the sonographic technique to image them, and highlight common points of neural entrapment or injury. The nerves covered will include the deep and superficial peroneal nerves and their distal branches, sural nerve, saphenous nerve, tibial nerve, and its distal branches (medial and lateral plantar nerves), medial calcaneal nerve, Baxter’s nerve, as well as common plantar digital and proper nerves.
Biography
Assoc Prof. Michelle Fenech FASA |
Central Queensland University & Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Michelle has a passion for musculoskeletal ultrasound and is currently the chair of the ASA MSK Special Interest Group (SIG). She is a senior lecturer and head of course of post graduate Medical Sonography studies at Central Queensland University. She has developed and teaches advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound units which are part of the Master of Medical Ultrasound course. Michelle also has a passion for teaching and researching structural anatomy.
She has worked clinically in both private and public sectors and with the Department of Defence and currently mentors’ sonographers in musculoskeletal ultrasound at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s hospital. She has undertaken and continues to undertake research studies with a musculoskeletal ultrasound, anatomical and teaching focus.
