Double gluteus maximus muscle with associated variations in the gluteal region

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 397-400

  Kirici, Y ^a   Ozan, H ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gluteus maximus muscle; Internal pudendal vessels; Piriformis muscle; Pudendal nerve; Sacrotuberous ligament; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIALGIA; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOFIBROSIS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0033386660     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01631351     Document Type: Article

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