Anatomical study of the pudendal nerve adjacent to the sacrospinous ligament

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 200-205

  Mahakkanukrauh, Pasuk ^a   Surin, Patcharin ^b   Vaidhayakarn, Pidhyasak ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b Lumpun Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Inferior rectal nerve; Pudendal nerve; Sacrospinous ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGAMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PERINEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SACRUM;

EID: 15944412889     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20084     Document Type: Article

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