Anatomy and landmarks for the superior and middle cluneal nerves: Application to posterior iliac crest harvest and entrapment syndromes

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 356-359

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a   Levin, Matthew R ^a   Loukas, Marios ^b   Potts, Eric A ^c   Cohen Gadol, Aaron A ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical landmark; Anatomy; Gluteal region; Iliac crest; Nerve injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; ILIAC CREST; MALE; MIDDLE CLUNEAL NERVE; NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROANATOMY; POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ILIAC SPINE; SUPERIOR CLUNEAL NERVE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BUTTOCK; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SPINAL NERVE; TRANSPLANTATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUTTOCKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SKIN; SPINAL NERVES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 77956406732     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09747     Document Type: Article

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