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Type of Article : Case Report

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Page No. 1278-1280

Date of Publication: 31-08-2015

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2015.209

HIGH DIVISION OF SCIATIC NERVE WITH AN ASSOCIATED VARIATION IN THE ORIGIN OF SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR GLUTEAL NERVES: A CASE REPORT

Aparna . G.

Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, NRI Academy of Medial Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur(dt), Andhra Pradesh, India.

Address: Dr. Aparna. G, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, NRI Academy of Medial Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur(dt), Andhra Pradesh, India.
E-Mail: maildraparna@yahoo.co.in

Abstract

High division of sciatic nerve into two components with an associated variation in the origin of superior and inferior gluteal nerves was observed in 70 yrs old male cadaver on right side. The components of sciatic nerve rejoined in the middle 2/3rd of thigh, and they redivided at  the superior angle of popliteal fossa. It is a rare variation.  Such variation is important for surgeons and nurses too.
KEY WORDS: Sciatic nerve (SN), Superior and Inferior Gluteal nerves (SGN and IGN), Common Peroneal nerve (CPN).

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Aparna . G. Hattangdi. HIGH DIVISION OF SCIATIC NERVE WITH AN ASSOCIATED VARIATION IN THE ORIGIN OF SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR GLUTEAL NERVES: A CASE REPORT. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(3):1278-1280. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2015.209