- See:
Innervation of Lower Limb Muscles
- Anatomy:
- from the
lumbo-sacral plexus, arises from posterior branches
L4,
L5,
S1;
- exits the pelvis and enters the gluteal regioin through the upper margin
of the
greater sciatic notch, just superior to the
piriformis muscle.
- it courses with superior gluteal artery
between
gluteus medius and
minimus,
and supplies motor branches to both as well as the
tensor fascia lata.
The course of the superior gluteal nerve
in the lateral approach to the hip;
Gluteal nerve damage following total hip arthroplasty. A prospective analysis.
Reliability of the Safe Area for the Superior Gluteal Nerve.
Risk of Superior Gluteal Nerve and Gluteus Medius Muscle Injury During Femoral Nail Insertion.
