Lumbosacral plexus

Lumbosacral plexus
Lumbosacral plexus
	Plan of lumbar plexus.
	Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	plexus lumbosacralis
MeSH	D008160
TA98	A14.2.07.001
TA2	6516
FMA	5907
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior divisions of the lumbar nerves, sacral nerves, and coccygeal nerve form the lumbosacral plexus, the first lumbar nerve being frequently joined by a branch from the twelfth thoracic. For descriptive purposes this plexus is usually divided into three parts:

Injuries to the lumbosacral plexus are predominantly witnessed as bone injuries. Lumbosacral trunk and sacral plexus palsies are common injury patterns.^[1]

References[]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 948 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ Garozzo, Debora; Zollino, Gianluca; Ferraresi, Stefano (January 11, 2014). "In lumbosacral plexus injuries can we identify indicators that predict spontaneous recovery or the need for surgical treatment? Results from a clinical study on 72 patients". Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury. 9 (1): 1. doi:10.1186/1749-7221-9-1. PMC 3896705. PMID 24410760.

External links[]

Atlas image: abdo_wall72 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Lumbosacral Plexus"

Additional Images[]

Lumbosacral plexus Deep dissection.
Lumbosacral plexus Deep dissection.

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[1] Garozzo, Debora; Zollino, Gianluca; Ferraresi, Stefano (January 11, 2014). "In lumbosacral plexus injuries can we identify indicators that predict spontaneous recovery or the need for surgical treatment? Results from a clinical study on 72 patients". Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury. 9 (1): 1. doi:10.1186/1749-7221-9-1. PMC 3896705. PMID 24410760.

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