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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2017

The blood supply to the sacrotuberous ligament.

Jonathan Lai, Maira du Plessis, Candace Wooten, Jerzy Gielecki, R Shane Tubbs, Rod J Oskouian, Marios Loukas

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Article in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jonathan LaiDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St George's, Grenada.
Maira du PlessisDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St George's, Grenada.
Candace WootenDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Jerzy GieleckiDepartment of Anatomy, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
R Shane TubbsSeattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Rod J OskouianSeattle Science Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Marios LoukasDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St George's, Grenada. mloukas@sgu.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Knowledge of the vascular supply associated with the sacrotuberous ligament is incomplete, and at most attributed to a single coccygeal branch. Our aim was to investigate the sacrotuberous ligament vasculature with a focus on its origin and distribution. We dissected 21 hemipelvises (10 male and 11 female). The gluteus maximus was reflected medially, and a special emphasis was placed on the dissection of the vascular and neuronal structures. All specimens exhibited several (1-4) coccygeal arteries branching from the inferior gluteal artery penetrating the sacrotuberous ligament along its length. Seven specimens demonstrated the superior gluteal artery supplying sacral branches to the proximal superior border of the sacrotuberous ligament. Our study highlights several branches from a variety of origins as the supply to sacrotuberous ligament unlike previous reports stating only one vessel. Our results implicate surgical procedures in and around the area of the gluteal region such as decompressive procedures of the pudendal nerve, as it travels between the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments.

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Anatomic LandmarksAdultButtocksCadaverDissectionFemaleHumansLigaments, ArticularMaleSacrumInferior gluteal arteryPelvic variationsPudendal nerve entrapmentSacrotuberous ligamentSuperior gluteal artery

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