A case in which a branch from the superior gluteal nerve innervated the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis.
During dissection of the gluteal region, a branch from the most cranial root of the superior gluteal nerve was found to innervate the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis on the right side of a 41-year-old Japanese male cadaver. This case is an example of Eisler's so-called "competition for innervation areas" (Eisler 1895).
Akita
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Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Sakamoto
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Sato
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012447:Sacrum / Q000033:anatomy & histology