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Obturator nerve
- Molecular classification
- Other (peripheral nerve, not a molecular or receptor family)
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Overview
The obturator nerve is formed by nerve roots from L2-L4 of the lumbar plexus and passes through the pelvis to innervate muscles in the medial thigh compartment. It supplies motor function to muscles responsible for thigh adduction and sensory function to the medial skin of the thigh, and also sends articular branches to the hip and knee joints. Clinically, it may be targeted during surgical nerve block procedures to reduce sensation and pain in knee and pelvic surgeries. Damage or injury to the obturator nerve can result in pain, loss of thigh adduction, and mobility issues.
- Other names
- Nervus obturatoriusn. obturatorius
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Mechanism of action
Functional inactivation via local anesthetic nerve block for pain control during surgery
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Biological functions
Motor innervation to medial thigh muscles (hip adductors: adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracilis, obturator externus, adductor part of adductor magnus, sometimes pectineus)Sensory innervation to skin of medial thighArticular (joint) innervation to hip and knee
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Disease associations
Other (Obturator nerve injury/neuropathy, not classical disease roles such as cancer or inflammation)
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Safety considerations
Risk of injury during pelvic/hip/knee surgery (neuropathy, pain, motor deficit)Complications from obturator nerve block (risk of incomplete anesthesia, nerve damage)
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Interacting drugs
Local anesthetics (used in obturator nerve block)
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