LKnative - Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve block

5 – Anatomy: the area of cutaneous innervation of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

The posterior femoral cutaneous nerve supply the following cutaneous branches:

– the skin of the posterior thigh from the gluteal sulcus to the popliteal fossa

– inferior cluneal nerves to the skin of the gluteal sulcus

– perineal branches to the posterior part of the perineal region and adjacent thigh

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The skin area innervated by the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve: Posterior thigh (magenta), inferior cluneal branches (cyan), perineal branches (green)