"Sciatic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE.
| Descriptor ID |
D012584
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.450.760
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| Concept/Terms |
Sciatic Nerve- Sciatic Nerve
- Nerve, Sciatic
- Nerves, Sciatic
- Sciatic Nerves
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciatic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Driver L, Walsh CD, Schissel C, Meguerdichian DA, Duggan NM, Baugh CW, Goldsmith AJ. Utilizing an ultrasound-guided nerve block for management of sciatica in the ED: A national simulation-based cost savings analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Mar; 101:135-140.
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Hasanvand A, Ghandinezhad M, Nourmohammadi M, Hatami F, Beiranvand B, Haghighatian Z, Amanolahi Baharvand P, Kharazmkia A. Investigating the role of the AMPK signaling pathway in preventing CCI-induced neuropathy in rats: focus on anti-inflammatory effects. Neurol Res. 2025 Jun; 47(6):494-503.
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Laranjeira S, Guillemot-Legris O, Girmahun G, Phillips JB, Shipley RJ. Open-source software to calculate the static sciatic index automatically. Regen Med. 2025 Feb-Mar; 20(2-3):77-85.
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Laranjeira S, Guillemot-Legris O, Girmahun G, Roberton V, Phillips JB, Shipley RJ. In silico model for automated calculation of functional metrics in animal models of peripheral nerve injury repair. Comput Biol Med. 2024 Oct; 181:109036.
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Guillemot-Legris O, Girmahun G, Shipley RJ, Phillips JB. Local Administration of Minocycline Improves Nerve Regeneration in Two Rat Nerve Injury Models. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 28; 24(15).
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Ghorbanzadeh H, Mohebkhodaei P, Nematizadeh M, Rahimi N, Rafeiean M, Ghasemi M, Dehpour AR. Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of modafinil in a mouse model of neuropathic pain: A role for nitrergic and serotonergic pathways. Neurol Res. 2022 May; 44(5):390-402.
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Selame LA, McFadden K, Duggan NM, Goldsmith AJ, Shokoohi H. Ultrasound-Guided Transgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block for Gluteal Procedural Analgesia. J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr; 60(4):512-516.
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Wang Z, Wu Y, Xiang Y, Kruth MB, Wei P, Dai G, Xu K, Yin J, Huang Y. Efficacy of Large Groove Texture on Rat Sciatic Nerve Regeneration In Vivo Using Polyacrylonitrile Nerve Conduits. Ann Biomed Eng. 2021 Jan; 49(1):394-406.
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Goldsmith AJ, Liteplo A, Hayes BD, Duggan N, Huang C, Shokoohi H. Ultrasound-guided transgluteal sciatic nerve analgesia for refractory back pain in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 09; 38(9):1792-1795.
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Shenoy AM. Venous Compression of the Sciatic Nerve. J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2019 Sep; 21(1):56-57.