Lower extremity Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
What nerve?
- L2-L4
- Injury: anterior hip dislocation, pelvic surgery
- Sensory: medial thigh
- Motor: Thigh adduction
A
Obturator n
2
Q
What nerve?
- L2-L4
- Injury: pelvic fracture or mass involving iliopsoas/iliacus muscle
- Sensory: anterior thigh, medial leg
- Motor: Flexion of thigh, extension of leg
A
Femoral n
3
Q
What nerve?
- L4-S2
- Injury: fibula neck fracture or nerve compression at fibular neck
- Sensory: dorsum of foot
- Motor: Foot eversion, dorsiflexion, toe extension
A
Common peroneal n
4
Q
What nerve?
- L4-S3
- Injury: trauma to knee, Baker’s cyst
- Sensory: sole of foot
- Motor: foot inversion, plantar flexion, toe flexion
A
Tibial n
5
Q
What nerve?
- L4-S1
- Iatrogenic injury
- Motor: thigh abduction
A
Superior gluteal n
6
Q
What nerve?
- L5-S2
- Iatrogenic injury
- Motor: thigh extension
A
Inferior gluteal n
