Lines Of Incision For Nerve Stretching

To reach the nerve, an incision should be made along the middle of the thigh, beginning on a level with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle, 1903. From 'Surgical Anatomy: The Treatise of the Human Anatomy and Its Applications to the Practice of Medicine and Surgery, Volume III' (1903). For the great sciatic nerve, internal popliteal nerve, peroneal nerve, anterior crural nerve, anterior tibial nerve, external cutaneous nerve, short and external saphenous nerve, internal and long saphenous nerve, and the musculo-cutaneous nerve. (Photo by VintageMedStock/Getty Images)