THE COEXISTENCE OF ILIACUS MUSCLE VARIATION AND FEMORAL NERVE SPLIT: A CASE REPORT AND POSSIBLE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS La coexistencia de la variación del músculo ilíaco y de la división del nervio femoral: Reporte de caso y posibles repercusiones clínic

Authors

  • Sameer R. Dhumale Anatomy Department, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
  • Abduelmenem Alashkham Anatomy Department, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v8.n2.14625

Keywords:

Anatomy, femoral nerve, variation, branching, iliac compartment, Anatomía, nervio femoral, variación, ramificación, fosa iliaca.

Abstract

The iliacus muscle variation and coexisting femoral nerve split were discovered during routine anatomical dissection of iliac fossae in an embalmed cadaver. Careful dissection revealed abnormal branching of the femoral nerve around a muscular slip of iliacus, named iliacus minimus. We reason that the coexistence of a femoral nerve split with aberrant muscular slips increases the chance of nerve compression. The findings reported here support many other cases of unusual femoral nerve branching and highlight the impact on diagnostic testing, imaging, and treatment of pathology within the iliac compartment. Understanding and recognising anatomical variation is critical for medical specialists and educators, particularly anatomists, radiologists, and surgeons in order to improve medical practice;

La variación de músculo del ilíaco coexistiendo con la división del nervio femoral fueron descubiertos durante la disección anatómica rutinaria de la Fosa ilíaca en un cadáver fijado. La disección cuidadosa reveló una ramificación anormal del nervio femoral alrededor de una división accesoria del musculo iliaco, llamado iliacus minimus. Razonamos que la coexistencia de una ramificación del nervio femoral con divisiones musculares aberrantes aumenta la posibilidad de compresión del nervio. Los resultados publicados aquí apoyan muchos otros casos de ramificación del nervio femoral inusuales y destacan la relevancia en las pruebas diagnósticas, los métodos por imágenes y el tratamiento de la patología dentro de la fosa iliaca. Comprender y reconocer las variaciones anatómicas son fundamentales para médicos especialistas y docentes, particularmente anatomistas, radiólogos y cirujanos con el fin de mejorar la práctica médica.

Author Biographies

  • Sameer R. Dhumale, Anatomy Department, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
    Anatomy department - Anatomy Teaching Fellow
  • Abduelmenem Alashkham, Anatomy Department, Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
    Anatomy department - Clinical Teaching Fellow

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2016-07-12

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THE COEXISTENCE OF ILIACUS MUSCLE VARIATION AND FEMORAL NERVE SPLIT: A CASE REPORT AND POSSIBLE CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS La coexistencia de la variación del músculo ilíaco y de la división del nervio femoral: Reporte de caso y posibles repercusiones clínic. (2016). Revista Argentina De Anatomía Clínica (Argentine Journal of Clinical Anatomy), 8(2), 104-109. https://doi.org/10.31051/1852.8023.v8.n2.14625