Summary
In this study, the course of the lateral femoral cutaneous n. was examined bilaterally in 22 cadavers. Seven of these 44 lateral femoral cutaneous nn. showed variations in their course, especially in their number of branches under the inguinal ligament. During operations where the lateral femoral cutaneous n. may be damaged or in its decompression surgery, the nerve is to be found under the inguinal ligament. 1.52±0.84 cm medial to the anterior superior iliac spine. This nerve can be found passing through the inguinal ligament in as many as four branches.
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Le trajet du n. cutané latéral de la cuisse a été étudié sur 22 pièces cadavériques des deux côtés. Sept nerfs sur 44 présentaient des variations dans leur trajet, portant essentiellement sur le nombre de branches de division sous le lig. inguinal. Pendant les interventions chirurgicales où le n. cutané latéral de la cuisse peut être endommagé ou lors de sa décompression chirurgicale, il est possible de le retrouver sous le lig. inguinal à 1.52±0.84 cm de l'épine iliaque antérosupérieure. Le nerf ou ses branches de division peuvent passer à travers le lig. inguinal.
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Sürücü, H.S., Tanyeli, E., Sargon, M.F. et al. An anatomic study of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Surg Radiol Anat 19, 307–310 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01637599
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