Anatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve related to inguinal ligament, adjacent bony landmarks, and femoral artery

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 769-774

  Doklamyai, Porames ^a   Agthong, Sithiporn ^a   Chentanez, Vilai ^a   Huanmanop, Thanasil ^a   Amarase, Chavarin ^a   Surunchupakorn, Purich ^a   Yotnuengnit, Pattarapol ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Femoral artery; Gender; Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Side

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE; LIGAMENT; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC BONE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN NERVE; THIGH;

FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LIGAMENTS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 55549104068     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20716     Document Type: Article

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