Anatom3DNerve to quadratus femoris muscle
Nervus musculi quadrati femoris · Nerv pro čtyřhranný sval stehenní
Nervous system
Looks like
A small nerve from L4–S1 leaving the pelvis below the piriformis, deep to the sciatic nerve.
What it does
Moves quadratus femoris and inferior gemellus (hip outward rotators) and supplies the hip joint.
Keeping it well
Rarely injured alone; relevant in hip replacement through the back approach.
Related conditions
- Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
- Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
- Botulism
- Chickenpox (varicella)
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Chronic pain syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Lyme disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Neurogenic bladder
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Rabies
- Restless legs syndrome
- Shingles (herpes zoster)
- Tetanus
- Vitamin B1, C and other deficiencies