Superior and Middle Cluneal Nerve Entrapment as a Cause of Low Back Pain

Low back pain (LBP) is encountered frequently in clinical practice. The superior and the middle cluneal nerves (SCN and MCN) are cutaneous nerves that are purely sensory. They dominate sensation in the lumbar area and the buttocks, and their entrapment around the iliac crest can elicit LBP. The repo...

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Main Authors: Toyohiko Isu, Kyongsong Kim, Daijiro Morimoto, Naotaka Iwamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2018-03-01
Series:Neurospine
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Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836024-012.pdf