Summary Flow chart nerves of the lower limb

Nerves of lower limb sarahlee -



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L1-L4 S1-S4


Lumbar plexus Sacral plexus


Ilio-hypogastric nerve Superior gluteal nerves


Ilio-inguinal nerve Inferior gluteal nerves


Genital branch
Genitofemoral nerve Femoral branch Lumbosacral trunk


Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
Femoral triangle Muscular branches
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Anterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve
Femoral nerve Saphenous nerve Sciatic nerve
Adductor canal Cutaneous branches
Popliteal fossa
Medial calcaneal nerves
Perforating cutaneous Tibial nerve Medial sural cutaneous nerve
nerve
Medial plantar nerve
Anterior branch deep branch
Obturator ↓ Obturator nerve Posterior branch Lateral plantar nerve superficial branch
Sensory branch
Common fibular nerve
Deep fibular nerve Medial dorsal
cutaneous nerve
L1 Superficial fibular nerve
Intermediate dorsal
Lateral sural cutaneous cutaneous nerve
L1


nerve
21 - 12




12-13 Sural communicating nerve

L2 -
14


Sural nerve
12-14


14-15

Lateral calcaneal
nerves

14-S1
Lateral dorsal
L5-S2 cutaneous nerve


24-S3
Dorsal digital nerves of foot


S1-53



S2 -
53



S2 -34