Acta Neurochirurgica

, Volume 155, Issue 6, pp 1151–1152 | Cite as

Multibranch anastomotic variant of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve: possible implications in neurosurgical practice

  • George K. Paraskevas
  • Konstantinos Natsis
  • Maria Tzika
  • Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos
Letter to the editor - Neurosurgical Anatomy
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Keywords

Nerve Branch Inguinal Ligament Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Lateral Nerve Anterolateral Thigh 
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Notes

Conflicts of interest

None.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • George K. Paraskevas
    • 1
  • Konstantinos Natsis
    • 1
  • Maria Tzika
    • 1
  • Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Anatomy, Faculty of MedicineAristotle UniversityThessalonikiGreece
  2. 2.Department of Neurosurgery, Hippokration General Hospital, Faculty of MedicineAristotle UniversityThessalonikiGreece

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