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The gluteal sulcus (also known as the gluteal fold, tuck, fold of the buttock,, horizontal gluteal crease, or gluteal furrow) is an area of the body of humans and anthropoid apes, described by a horizontal crease formed by the inferior aspect of the buttocks and the posterior upper thigh. [1]
The intergluteal cleft or just gluteal cleft, also known by a number of synonyms, including natal cleft and cluneal cleft, is the groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum, [1] so named because it forms the visible border between the external rounded protrusions of the gluteus maximus muscles.
In human anatomy, the groin, also known as the inguinal region or iliac region, [1] is the junctional area between the torso and the thigh. [2] The groin is at the front of the body on either side of the pubic tubercle , where the lower part of the abdominal wall meets the thigh.
The presence of swollen inguinal lymph nodes is an important clinical sign because lymphadenopathy (swelling) may indicate an infection, or spread as a metastasis from cancers, such as anal cancer and vulvar cancer. Inguinal lymph nodes may normally be up to 2 cm. [1] The cut-off value for normal sized inguinal nodes is up to 10 mm. [6]
Millennials, who were born between 1981 and 1996, have twice the risk of colorectal cancer compared with those born in 1950, according to a February 2017 study.
“What happens is, there'll be a translation between the tibia, which is your shin bone and your femur, which is your thigh bone which then will cause tearing of the ligament.”
The PAP flap includes skin and fat of the posterior thigh just below the gluteal crease and is nourished by the perforating vessels from the profunda femoris artery that run through the adductor magnus muscle. Advantages. Relatively long vascular pedicle. Scar is hidden in lower buttock crease. Disadvantages. Need to turn the patient during ...
Having more fat around your midsection may make you more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.. A specific type of body fat — visceral fat — around the midsection has been linked to the ...