Anatomical and surgical considerations of the sacrotuberous ligament and its relevance in pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome

Marios Loukas1,2, Robert G. Louis3, Barry Hallner3, Ankmalika Gupta3, Dorothy A. White3
1Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA;
2Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George’s University, St. George’s, Grenada, West Indies
3Department of Anatomy, American University of the Caribbean, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

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