David Christopher Kieser, Pierre Coudert, Derek Thomas Cawley, Elodie Gaignard, Takashi Fujishiro, Kaissar Farah, Louis Boissiere, Ibrahim Obeid, Vincent Pointillart, Jean-Marc Vital, Olivier Gille
Background: Identifying the gluteal vessels during a posterior sacrectomy can be challenging. This study defines anatomical landmarks that can be used to approximate the location of the superior and inferior gluteal arteries (SGA and IGA) during a posterior sacrectomy. Methods: Cadaveric dissection of six fresh adult pelvises to determine the location of the SGA and IGA in relation to the posterior-inferior aspect of the sacroiliac joint (PISIJ), lateral sacral margin and sacrococcygeal joint (SCJ)...
December 2017: Journal of Spine Surgery (Hong Kong)