A Rare Variation in the High Division of the Sciatic Nerve Surrounding the Superior Gemellus Muscle

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-42

  Babinski, Márcio Antônio ^a,b,c   Machado, F A ^b   Costa, W S ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b University of State of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^c IBRAG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anatomical variation; Gemellus superior muscle; Gross anatomy; Peripheral nerve; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIALGIA; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE; SUPERIOR GEMELLUS MUSCLE;

HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERONEAL NERVE; SCIATIC NERVE; THIGH; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 1642355816     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.41.1.41.28099     Document Type: Article

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