Racial variations in sciatic nerve anatomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This review revealed only modest and statistically non-significant differences in the prevalence of sciatic nerve variations across broad racial and continental groups. In contrast, substantial variation was observed at the regional level, with particularly high prevalence rates in East Asian countries, specifically China and Japan. These findings suggest that regional factors contribute more to the observed variations than racial factors.
Authors
- Gosa Mankelkl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7834-8838)
- Ebrahim Msaye Assefa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-7258)
- Seid Mohammed Abdu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-8348)
- Endris Seid Muhaba
- Hussen Abdu
Institutions
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Wollo University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344170
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00