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Citation:
Sriselvakumar S, Knipe H, Middle clunal nerve. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-156806
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had the following disclosures:
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- Integral Diagnostics, Shareholder (ongoing)
- Micro-X Ltd, Shareholder (ongoing)
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The middle clunal nerve is a sensory nerve that originates from S1-S4 1. It travels underneath the long posterior sacroiliac ligament (LPSL) and passes between the posterior superior iliac spine and posterior inferior iliac spine to course over the iliac crest 1. It supplies sensation to the lumbar and gluteal regions.
Clinical importance
The middle clunal nerves are associated with a potential cause for low back pain with nerve entrapment underneath LPSL 2.
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1. Isu T, Kim K, Morimoto D, Iwamoto N. Superior and Middle Cluneal Nerve Entrapment as a Cause of Low Back Pain. Neurospine. 2018;15(1):25-32. doi:10.14245/ns.1836024.012 - Pubmed
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2. Konno T, Aota Y, Saito T et al. Anatomical Study of Middle Cluneal Nerve Entrapment. J Pain Res. 2017;10:1431-5. doi:10.2147/JPR.S135382 - Pubmed
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