The nerve preramus L4 , the femoral nerve, the obturator nerve and the communicating branch are liable to injury in the front of the ligamentum iliolumbale.
There are 31 pairs of nerves originating from the spinal cord called spinal nerves; there are 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 coccygeal.
These are grouped into 8 pairs of cervical nerves, 12 pairs of thoracic nerves, 5 pairs of lumbar nerves, 5 pairs of sacral nerves and 1 pair of coccygeal nerves.
It's formed by the spinal nerves L4, L5 and S1, 2 and 3, which leave the spinal canal through the intervertebral foramen, an opening located between the vertebrae and behind intervertebral discs.
Spinal nerves take their origins from the spinal cord. They control the functions of the rest of the body. In humans, 31 pairs of spinal nerves include 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 1 coccygeal.