title: A case in which a branch from the superior gluteal nerve innervated the rectus femoris and the vastus lateralis.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: 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