Lumbosacral plexus Flashcards
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Lumbosacral plexus
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Femoral nerve and sciatic nerve
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Sciatic nerve (branches)
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(L4, L5, S1-S3) Entire leg and foot and posterior compartment of thigh
Splits into tibial nerve (post comp of leg and part of foot) and common peroneal nerve (ant and lat comp of leg and part of foot)Common peroneal nerve splits into superficial peroneal nerve (lat comp of leg) and deep peroneal nerve (ant comp of leg and part of foot)
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Femoral nerve
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(L2-L4) Anterior compartment of thigh