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The anatomy of the iliopsoas muscle

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways The iliopsoas muscle is the major flexor of the hip joint, made up of the iliacus and psoas major muscles.Pain in the iliopsoas muscle can be ...
Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...
Suppurative psoas abscess is an unusual lesion that is unfamiliar to many orthopaedic specialists, which can make an accurate and timely diagnosis problematic. The symptoms associated with this ...