Episode 3021
Superior cluneal nerves
Mon, 2025-Aug-11 00:03 UTC
Length - 1:48
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.
The random article for Monday, 11 August 2025, is Superior cluneal nerves.
The superior cluneal nerves are pure sensory nerves that innervate the skin of the upper part of the buttocks. They are the terminal ends of the L1-L3 spinal nerve dorsal rami lateral branches. They are one of three different types of cluneal nerves (the middle and inferior cluneal nerves being the other two). They travel inferiorly through multiple layers of muscles, then traverse osteofibrous tunnels between the thoracolumbar fascia and iliac crest.
Dysfunction of the superior cluneal nerves is often due to entrapment as the nerves cross the iliac crest – this can result in numbness, tingling or pain in the low back and upper buttocks region. Superior cluneal nerve dysfunction is a clinical diagnosis that can be supported by diagnostic nerve blocks.
The superior cluneal nerves were first described by Maigne et al. in 1989 as a source of low back pain.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:03 UTC on Monday, 11 August 2025.
For the full current version of the article, see Superior cluneal nerves on Wikipedia.
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