Femoral Neuropathy
"Femoral Neuropathy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disease involving the femoral nerve. The femoral nerve may be injured by ISCHEMIA (e.g., in association with DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES), nerve compression, trauma, COLLAGEN DISEASES, and other disease processes. Clinical features include MUSCLE WEAKNESS or PARALYSIS of hip flexion and knee extension, ATROPHY of the QUADRICEPS MUSCLE, reduced or absent patellar reflex, and impaired sensation over the anterior and medial thigh.
| Descriptor ID |
D020428
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoral Neuropathy- Femoral Neuropathy
- Femoral Neuropathies
- Neuropathies, Femoral
- Neuropathy, Femoral
- Mononeuropathy, Femoral
- Femoral Mononeuropathy
- Femoral Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathies, Femoral
- Femoral Nerve Diseases
- Femoral Nerve Disease
- Nerve Disease, Femoral
- Nerve Diseases, Femoral
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femoral Neuropathy" by people in Profiles.
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Meadows JR, Finnoff JT. Lower extremity nerve entrapments in athletes. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2014 Sep-Oct; 13(5):299-306.
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Ducic I, Iorio ML. Modified approach for lateral femoral cutaneous nerve decompression in patients with meralgia paresthetica. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Mar; 127(3):82e-83e.