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456:tensor fasciae latae
329:genitofemoral nerves
253:(branches) from two
165:thoracic spinal cord
423:Fourth lumbar nerve
353:Second lumbar nerve
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461:obturator externus
441:quadratus lumborum
416:obturator externus
404:quadratus lumborum
385:Third lumbar nerve
372:quadratus lumborum
340:quadratus lumborum
311:First lumbar nerve
274:Quadratus lumborum
214:Anterior divisions
208:greater trochanter
169:sacral spinal cord
137:emerging from the
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471:quadratus femoris
466:inferior gemellus
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