The first work of its kind devoted to the pelvis and lower limb, S
urgical Anatomy of the Sacral Plexus and Its Branches clearly explains and illustrates this important subset of peripheral nervous system anatomy.
Ideal for physicians and residents from a wide range of medical and surgical disciplines, this unique title details new methods of imaging the sacral plexus, as well as its pathology and appropriate surgical approaches.
Table of Contents:- Preface
- 1. Overview of the sacral plexus
- 2. Sacral ventral rami
- 3. Lumbosacral trunk
- 4. Superior gluteal nerve
- 5. Inferior gluteal nerve
- 6. Nerve to piriformis
- 7. Nerve to levator ani
- 8. Perforating branch
- 9. Nerve to obturator internus
- 10. Nerve to quadratus femoris
- 11. Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
- 12. Pudendal nerve
- 13. Sciatic nerve
- 14. Pelvic splanchnic nerves
- 15. Superior hypogastric plexus
- 16. Inferior hypogastric plexus
- 17. Comparative anatomy
- 18. Variations of the sacral plexus
- 19. Histology of the sacral plexus
- 20. Imaging of the sacral plexus
- 21. Pathology of the sacral plexus
- 22. Surgery of the sacral plexua
