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Tags: Regional

Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

a branch of sacral plexus
see Sacral plexus block

usually running along inferior gluteal artery or its branch


1, epimysium of gluteus maximus;
2, deep investing Fascia;
3, inferior gluteal artery;
4, posterior femoral cutaneous nerve;
5, epimysium of quadratus femoris;
6, sciatic nerve;
CT, conjoint tendon of biceps femoris


blue line: deep investing muscular fascia of the thigh
yellow line: fascia lata


References

The Gluteus Deep Investing Fascia Compartment Block: A Novel Technique for Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Block - PMC

The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve contributes significantly to sensory innervation of the lower leg: an anatomical investigation - British Journal of Anaesthesia