Lumbar plexus — review
The lumbar plexus is a collection of nerves, and it originates from the anterior rami of the T12–L5 laterally to the intervertebral foramina. It gives off 6 peripheral nerves, and in the available literature there are a lot of descriptions of each nerve and its possible morphological variations. In...
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| author | Nicol Zielinska Marta Pośnik Izabella Kaczmarczyk Ilona Klejbor George Triantafyllou Eva Maranillo Łukasz Olewnik Janusz Moryś |
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| description | The lumbar plexus is a collection of nerves, and it originates from the anterior
rami of the T12–L5 laterally to the intervertebral foramina. It gives off 6 peripheral
nerves, and in the available literature there are a lot of descriptions of each nerve
and its possible morphological variations. In some cases, the occurrence of accessory
nerve or absence of whole nerve is observed. In other cases, morphological
variations regarding the origin, course, or division into more branches are also
noticed. Such variations may be associated with some clinical aspects. Understanding
the anatomical variations of the lumbar plexus’s nerves is essential for
procedures involving the lower abdomen, regional anaesthesia, and managing
nerve entrapment syndromes.
The main aim of this review is to present condensed information on the lumbar
plexus based on the available literature. A further aim is to compare the classification
systems and the results of previous studies in adults and foetuses. This
manuscript also includes information on the most common clinical implications
associated with anatomical variations of the individual nerves of the lumbar plexus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e81459d279a7466ea36fd5b6deae96952025-08-20T13:29:48ZengVia MedicaFolia Morphologica0015-56591644-32842025-01-0184110.5603/fm.102600Lumbar plexus — reviewNicol Zielinska0Marta Pośnik1Izabella Kaczmarczyk2Ilona Klejbor3George Triantafyllou4Eva Maranillo5Łukasz Olewnik6Janusz Moryś7Department of Clinical Anatomy, Masovian Academy in Plock, Płock, PolandDepartment of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, PolandDepartment of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, PolandDepartment of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, PolandDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Anatomy, Masovian Academy in Plock, Płock, PolandDepartment of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Słupsk, PolandThe lumbar plexus is a collection of nerves, and it originates from the anterior rami of the T12–L5 laterally to the intervertebral foramina. It gives off 6 peripheral nerves, and in the available literature there are a lot of descriptions of each nerve and its possible morphological variations. In some cases, the occurrence of accessory nerve or absence of whole nerve is observed. In other cases, morphological variations regarding the origin, course, or division into more branches are also noticed. Such variations may be associated with some clinical aspects. Understanding the anatomical variations of the lumbar plexus’s nerves is essential for procedures involving the lower abdomen, regional anaesthesia, and managing nerve entrapment syndromes. The main aim of this review is to present condensed information on the lumbar plexus based on the available literature. A further aim is to compare the classification systems and the results of previous studies in adults and foetuses. This manuscript also includes information on the most common clinical implications associated with anatomical variations of the individual nerves of the lumbar plexus.https://journals.viamedica.pl/folia_morphologica/article/view/102600lumbar plexusiliohypogastric nerveilioinguinal nervelateral femoral cutaneous nerveobturator nervegenitofemoral nervefemoral nerveanatomyembryologyanatomical variationsclinical significance |
| spellingShingle | Nicol Zielinska Marta Pośnik Izabella Kaczmarczyk Ilona Klejbor George Triantafyllou Eva Maranillo Łukasz Olewnik Janusz Moryś Lumbar plexus — review Folia Morphologica lumbar plexus iliohypogastric nerve ilioinguinal nerve lateral femoral cutaneous nerve obturator nerve genitofemoral nerve femoral nerve anatomy embryology anatomical variations clinical significance |
| title | Lumbar plexus — review |
| title_full | Lumbar plexus — review |
| title_fullStr | Lumbar plexus — review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lumbar plexus — review |
| title_short | Lumbar plexus — review |
| title_sort | lumbar plexus review |
| topic | lumbar plexus iliohypogastric nerve ilioinguinal nerve lateral femoral cutaneous nerve obturator nerve genitofemoral nerve femoral nerve anatomy embryology anatomical variations clinical significance |
| url | https://journals.viamedica.pl/folia_morphologica/article/view/102600 |
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