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==Anatomy==
==Anatomy==
[[File:Superior and middle cluneal nerves.jpg|thumb|right|Superior and middle cluneal nerves with typical entrapment sites. Multiple branches of the superior cluneal nerves can be entrapped where they pierce the thoracolumbar fascia over the iliac crest. Middle cluneal nerve entrapment can occur where it passes under or through the long posterior sacroiliac ligament.{{#pmid:27004164|Aota}}]]
[[File:Superior and middle cluneal nerves.jpg|thumb|right|Superior and middle cluneal nerves with typical entrapment sites. Multiple branches of the superior cluneal nerves can be entrapped where they pierce the thoracolumbar fascia over the iliac crest. Middle cluneal nerve entrapment can occur where it passes under or through the long posterior sacroiliac ligament.{{#pmid:27004164|Aota}}]]
==Treatment==
===Surgery===
Reports have been published on superior cluneal nerve release and middle cluneal nerve release.


==References==
==References==
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{{Reliable sources}}


[[Category:Lumbar Spine]]
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[[Category:Sacroiliac Joint]]

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Anatomy

Superior and middle cluneal nerves with typical entrapment sites. Multiple branches of the superior cluneal nerves can be entrapped where they pierce the thoracolumbar fascia over the iliac crest. Middle cluneal nerve entrapment can occur where it passes under or through the long posterior sacroiliac ligament.[1]

Treatment

Surgery

Reports have been published on superior cluneal nerve release and middle cluneal nerve release.

References

  1. Aota. Entrapment of middle cluneal nerves as an unknown cause of low back pain. World journal of orthopedics 2016. 7:167-70. PMID: 27004164. DOI. Full Text.

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