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Infrapiriform foramen 
(mnemonic)
Dr James Harvey et al.

A mnemonic to remember the structures

passing below the piriformis muscle in the
greater sciatic foramen is:

PIN PINS or SNIP NIP

Mnemonic
P: posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
I: inferior gluteal artery, vein and nerve
N: nerve to quadratus femoris

P: pudendal nerve
I: internal pudendal artery and vein
N: nerve to obturator internus
S: sciatic nerve

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