L4-L5-S1 human dermatomes: a clinical, electromyographical, imaging and surgical findings

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Antonio Tadeu De Souza Faleiros²  Luiz Antonio De Lima Resende²  Marco Antonio Zanini²  Heloisa Amélia De Lima Castro¹  Roberto Colichio Gabarra² 

[1] ,São Paulo State University Botucatu Medical School Department of Neurology, Psycology and PsychiatryBotucatu SP ,Brazil

关键词: eletromyography;    human dermatome;    imaging;    inferior member;    dermátomo humano;    eletromiografia;    imagem;    membro inferior;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2009000200017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

There is substantial controversy in literature about human dermatomes. We studied L4, L5, and S1 inferior limb dermatomes by comparing clinical signs and symptoms with conduction studies, electromyographical data, neurosurgical findings, and imaging data from computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). After analyzing 60 patients, we concluded that L4 is probably located in the medial aspect of the leg, L5 in the lateral aspect of the leg and foot dorsus, and S1 in the posterior aspect of the backside, tight, leg and plantar foot skin. This is the first time that these human dermatomes have been evaluated by combined analysis of clinical, electromyographical, neurosurgical, and imaging data.

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