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MBBS QUESTION #10182
Question 1
An intramuscular injection incorrectly placed in the medial/lower part of the gluteal region (rather than the safe upper-outer quadrant) risks injury to which important nerve?
  • Sciatic nerve✔️
  • Superior gluteal nerve
  • Pudendal nerve
  • Femoral nerve
Correct Answer Explanation
Injections are directed to the upper-outer quadrant (or ventrogluteal site) specifically to avoid the sciatic nerve, which emerges through the greater sciatic foramen and descends through the more medial/inferior part of the gluteal region.