Abstract
The obturator nerve is a mixed nerve and the terminal branch of the lumbar plexus (Figures O1 and O2). Its function relates to the motor and sensitive innervation of the medial compartment of the thigh.
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Rigoard, P. (2017). The Obturator Nerve. In: Rigoard, P. (eds) Atlas of Anatomy of the Peripheral Nerves . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43089-8_13
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