A patient unable to extend the leg or flex the hip is MOST likely to have incurred an injury in which nerve plexus?
A) Cervical
B) Lumbar
C) Brachial
D) Sacral

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The lumbar plexus is responsible for innervating the muscles that extend the leg and flex the hip, so an injury to this plexus would most likely result in the inability to perform these actions.

A Patient Unable to Extend the Leg or Flex the Hip