Surgical Anatomy of the Sacral Plexus and its Branches

R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, PhD is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, USA and a is a clinical anatomist, author, editor, educator, and researcher. He is Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Surgery, and Structural & Cellular Biology, Director of Surgical Anatomy at Tulane School of Medicine and Program Director of Anatomical Research in the Clinical Neuroscience Research Center at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA. He has multiple honorary professorships/faculty positions both in the US and abroad. Dr. Tubbs is President-elect of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) and serves as its Journal's (Clinical Anatomy) Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Tubbs' research interests are centered around what has been termed "reverse translational anatomy research” where clinical/surgical problems are identified and solved/explained with anatomical studies. This investigative paradigm in anatomy has resulted in over 1,800 peer reviewed publications from his laboratory. Dr. Tubbs' laboratory has made novel discoveries in human anatomy and in 2018, he was listed as a "hyperprolific author” in the journal Nature. Dr. Tubbs sits on the editorial board of over 10 anatomical journals and over 30 clinical journals and has reviewed for over 150 various scientific journals. He has authored/edited over 50 books and over 80 book chapters primarily in anatomical and neurosurgical textbooks. Lastly, Dr. Tubbs is Chair of the Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminologies (FIPAT) and oversees six working groups dedicated to this topic. Under his leadership, the second edition of Terminologia Anatomica was just published. Joe Iwanaga, DDS, PhD, is a clinical anatomist and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He is the author of more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Iwanaga is a Councilor-at-Large of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, and Coordinator of the FIPAT Oral Anatomy Working Group of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists. He is a Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Section editor of the journal Clinical Anatomy.

• Preface1. Overview of the sacral plexus2. Sacral ventral rami3. Lumbosacral trunk4. Superior gluteal nerve5. Inferior gluteal nerve6. Nerve to piriformis7. Nerve to levator ani8. Perforating branch 9. Nerve to obturator internus10. Nerve to quadratus femoris11. Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve12. Pudendal nerve13. Sciatic nerve 14. Pelvic splanchnic nerves15. Superior hypogastric plexus16. Inferior hypogastric plexus17. Comparative anatomy18. Variations of the sacral plexus19. Histology of the sacral plexus20. Imaging of the sacral plexus21. Pathology of the sacral plexus22. Surgery of the sacral ple

"Overall, this would be an excellent addition the library of every surgeon who may be dealing with the sacral plexus and its branches in their daily practice - as well as those clinicians and anatomists who are looking for a concise but comprehensive overview of the sacral plexus anatomy." ©Doody's Review Service, 2022, Konstantin V. Slavin, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)