Introduction Sacral fractures occur in approximately 45% of pelvic fractures. An associated neurologic injury of the lumbosacral plexus may occur in 25% of sacral fractures.1 Sacral fractures ...

The sacral plexus provides motor and sensory nerves for the pelvis, buttocks, genitals, thighs, calves, and feet. It is one of the five major plexuses of the body.

Sciatic Nerve Variations The sciatic nerve is a peripheral nerve of the lumbosacral plexus. In humans, it originates from the last two lumbar and first three sacral vertebral segments L4-S3.

Read the Anesthesia & Analgesia abstract on lumbar plexus depth. Read more coverage on anesthesia: – Study: Lethal Dose of Bupivacaine Higher for Rats 2 vs. 16 Weeks Old ...

Lumbar Plexopathy: Axial CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis. Note the large pelvic mass on the right. Because of its position, it compresses the lumbar plexus which runs inferior to the iliacus muscle ...

Without it, you wouldn’t be able to flex or rotate your leg. The lumbar plexus has seven bundles of nerves, and the obturator nerve is the second most inferior, or lowest, nerve in this network.

Researchers studied patients aged one to 24 undergoing lower extremity surgery and lumbar plexus block. They found a strong linear relationship between lumbar plexus depth and PSIS-ICL distance. The ...