lumbar plexus

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Related to lumbar plexus: sciatic nerve, lumbar plexus block

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Noun	1.	lumbar plexus - a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels plexus lumbalis plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
	2.	lumbar plexus - a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves plexus lumbalis nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves

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3 (Sacroiliac X-ray, hip X-ray, pelvic X-ray, scoliosis X-ray, thoracic X-ray, thoracic MRI, lumbar plexus MRI etc.

The use of diagnostic imaging in low back or leg pain

Motor or sensory deficits are the most common disadvantages of MISS, especially in lateral transpsoas approach, because the femoral nerve and the lumbar plexus nerve roots may be damaged during the operation.

Recent Advances in Technique and Clinical Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in Adult Scoliosis

Regional anesthesia was delivered through a posterior sciatic block and lumbar plexus block using neurostimulator guidance with Ropivacaine and Lidocaine with no complications (Image 2).

Manejo anestesico de un escolar con tronco arterioso tipo I no corregido e hipertension pulmonar severa sometido a reparacion de luxacion congenita de rodilla. Reporte de caso

Massive psoas haematoma causing lumbar plexus palsy: A case report.

Iliopsoas haematoma in a rugby player

The femoral nerve is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus.

Study of anatomical variation and branching pattern of the femoral nerve in 25 cadavers

Neuropathy in this case was attributed to direct trauma to the dorsal divisions of the lumbar plexus along the psoas muscle.

Lumbar plexopathy as a complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a horseshoe kidney

Different PNBs have been investigated for use in arthroplasty patients, with lumbar plexus block (LPB) and femoral nerve block (FNB) being most common.

The effect of adductor-canal-blockade on outcome after medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty: a preliminary study

The ultra low-profile lateral plate features flush screw heads that minimize lumbar plexus irritation.

Eminent Spine Black Diamondback Rattlesnake[TM] Lateral Lumbar Plate System

Lumbar plexus block and sciatic nerve block given after identifying the landmarks and using a nerve stimulator initially set at 3 and brought down to 0.

Regional nerve block for femoro-popliteal and tibial arterial reconstructions

The psoas compartment block is generally performed on the L3 or L4 disc and serves to block the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, femoral nerve, and the obturator nerve, so the block is also known as the posterior lumbar plexus block.

ROLE OF PSOAS COMPARTMENT BLOCK IN LOWER BACK PAIN

Central nervous system toxicity following the administration of levobupivacaine for lumbar plexus block: A report of two cases.

An unusually prolonged duration of spinal anaesthesia following 0.5% Levobupivacaine

For the Lumbar plexus block, 0% of the consultants surveyed felt competent in performing this block with the ultrasound technique compared to 73% with the landmark technique.