A rare case of communicating branch between the posterior femoral cutaneous and the sciatic nerves


Tunali S., Cankara N., Albay S.

ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY, cilt.52, sa.1, ss.203-205, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.203-205
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

During routine dissection of a 75-year-old male cadaver, we observed a communicating branch between the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve and the sciatic nerve. The connection was 11 cm below the infrapiriform foramen and was 3 cm long. Excluding this communicating branch, the origin, course and distribution of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve showed no variation. The other branches of the sacral plexus were as usual.