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2nd lumbar spinal nerve (L2)

Function: - motor function - hip flexion [3] - hip adduction [4] Pathology: - referred pain: [2] a) L2 & L3 -> anterior thigh b) L2 -> lateral thigh, media thigh [4] c) L1 & L2 -> inguinal

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dermatome myotome

General

lumbar spinal nerve

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
  2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 73
  3. Geriatrics at your Fingertips, 21st edition, 2019 Reuben DB et al (eds) American Geriatric Society ISSNL 1553-152X, ISBN 978-1-886775-62-6
  4. NEJM Knowledge+