Lumbar plexus — review

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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Main Authors:	Nicol Zielinska, Marta Pośnik, Izabella Kaczmarczyk, Ilona Klejbor, George Triantafyllou, Eva Maranillo, Łukasz Olewnik, Janusz Moryś
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Via Medica 2025-01-01
Series:	Folia Morphologica
Subjects:	lumbar plexus iliohypogastric nerve ilioinguinal nerve lateral femoral cutaneous nerve obturator nerve genitofemoral nerve femoral nerve anatomy embryology anatomical variations clinical significance
Online Access:	https://journals.viamedica.pl/folia_morphologica/article/view/102600
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