TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Iliohypogastric nerve (IH-N)
- Ilioinguinal nerve (II-N)
- Genitofemoral nerve (GFN)
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN)
- Femoral nerve (FN)
- Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve (PFCN)
- Sciatic nerve (SN)
- Common peroneal nerve (CPN)
- Deep peroneal nerve (DPN)
- Superficial peroneal nerve (SPN)
- Tibial nerve (TN)
Definitions
- Lower extremity is lower appendage extending from hip to toes
GROSS ANATOMY
INNERVATION of LOWER EXTREMITY
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Selected References
- Brazill JM et al: Nerves in bone: evolving concepts in pain and anabolism. J Bone Miner Res. 34(8):1393-406, 2019
- Tran DQ et al: Lower extremity regional anesthesia: essentials of our current understanding. Reg Anesth Pain Med. ePub, 2019
- Tran J et al: Anatomical study of the innervation of anterior knee joint capsule: implication for image-guided intervention. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 43(4):407-14, 2018
- Nencini S et al: The physiology of bone pain. How much do we really know? Front Physiol. 7:157, 2016
- Karmakar MK et al: High-definition ultrasound imaging defines the paraneural sheath and the fascial compartments surrounding the sciatic nerve at the popliteal fossa. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 38(5):447-51, 2013
- Andersen HL et al: Injection inside the paraneural sheath of the sciatic nerve: direct comparison among ultrasound imaging, macroscopic anatomy, and histologic analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 37(4):410-4, 2012
- Awad IT et al: Posterior lumbar plexus block: anatomy, approaches, and techniques. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 30:143–9, 2005
- Sim IW et al: Anatomy and anaesthesia of the lumbar somatic plexus. Anaesth Intensive Care. 32:178–87, 2004
- Standring S et al: Pelvic girdle and lower limb. In Standring S et al: Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Edinburgh New York: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2005.
- Horner G et al: Innervation of the human knee joint and implications for surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 221-6, 1994
- Hurrell DJ: The nerve supply of bone. J Anat. 72(Pt 1):54-61, 1937
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