Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2766920 | Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Our results synthesize contrasting assumptions in previous literature, by demonstrating that both locations of the lumbar plexus may be encountered in clinical practice: within and posterior to the psoas major muscle. However, the latter situation represents a minor variant. At the level of L4-L5 the femoral nerve, showing a remarkable degree of branching, as well as the obturator nerve, were found within the psoas major muscle in the vast majority of specimens.
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Authors
Lukas M.D., Philipp M.D., Joshua M.D., Gottfried M.D., Bernhard M.D.,