Neurovascular anatomy of the sacrospinous ligament region in female cadavers: Implications in sacrospinous ligament fixation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 197, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 660.e1-660.e6

  Roshanravan, Shayzreen M ^a   Wieslander, Cecilia K ^a   Schaffer, Joseph I ^a   Corton, Marlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

inferior gluteal artery; nerve to coccygeus; nerve to levator ani; pudendal nerve; sacrospinous ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COCCYGEAL MUSCLE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR GLUTEAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAP; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUDENDAL NERVE; SACRAL PLEXUS; SACROSPINOUS LIGAMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 36448976939     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.08.061     Document Type: Article

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