Henry Gray (1825–1861). Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.
In the thigh it is overlapped by the hamstring muscles above, and then becomes more superficial, and lies lateral to, and some distance from, the popliteal vessels;
FIG. 830– Cutaneous nerves of right lower extremity. Posterior view.1 (See enlarged image)
FIG. 831– Diagram of the segmental distribution of the cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Posterior view. (See enlarged image)
Note 1. N. B.—In this diagram the medial sura cutaneous and peroneal anastomotic are not in their normal position. They have been displaced by the removal of the superficial muscles. [back]
