Fig. 2
From: Variant femoral nerve: the path beneath the iliacus muscle and into neuropathic symptoms
a Right lumbar plexus showing origin of femoral nerve variant deep to the psoas major muscle, iliacus reflected to show variant femoral nerve. b Right femoral nerve variant piercing iliacus muscle and relationship. Inguinal ligament reflected to show merging of variant and typical femoral nerve tissue. c Variant femoral nerve emerging from iliacus and relationship with typical femoral nerve tract. d Variant femoral nerve emerging from iliacus and close association with inguinal ligament. Inguinal ligament path depicted in blue