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Femoral neuropathy

MedGen UID:
148421
•Concept ID:
C0751931
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Femoral Mononeuropathies; Femoral Mononeuropathy; Femoral Nerve Disease; Femoral Nerve Diseases; Femoral Neuropathies; Femoral Neuropathy; Mononeuropathy, Femoral; Nerve Disease, Femoral; Nerve Diseases, Femoral; Neuropathy, Femoral
SNOMED CT: Femoral nerve disorder (25690000); Femoral neuropathy (25690000); Lesion of femoral nerve (25690000); Femoral nerve lesion (25690000); Femoral nerve palsy (25690000); Femoral nerve lesions (25690000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006759

Definition

Neuropathy of the femoral nerve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFemoral neuropathy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Femoral neuropathy following total hip arthroplasty: review and management guidelines.
Fox AJ, Bedi A, Wanivenhaus F, Sculco TP, Fox JS
Acta Orthop Belg 2012 Apr;78(2):145-51. PMID: 22696981
Clinical utility of sensory nerve conduction of medial femoral cutaneous nerve.
Oh SJ, Hatanaka Y, Ohira M, Kurokawa K, Claussen GC
Muscle Nerve 2012 Feb;45(2):195-9. doi: 10.1002/mus.22287. PMID: 22246874
Femoral neuropathy: the role of computed tomography in diagnosis and management in 27 patients.
Apter S, Hertz M, Rubinstein ZJ, Morag B
Clin Radiol 1989 Jan;40(1):30-4. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(89)80014-5. PMID: 2537700

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Meralgia paresthetica.
Chalk C, Namiranian D
Handb Clin Neurol 2024;201:195-201. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90108-6.00013-2. PMID: 38697741
Meralgia paresthetica: finding an effective cure.
Sanjaya A
Postgrad Med 2020 Jan;132(1):1-6. Epub 2019 Oct 6 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1673582. PMID: 31566048
Immunotherapy for diabetic amyotrophy.
Chan YC, Lo YL, Chan ES
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 26;7(7):CD006521. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006521.pub4. PMID: 28746752Free PMC Article
Post-operative neuropathy after total hip arthroplasty.
Su EP
Bone Joint J 2017 Jan;99-B(1 Suppl):46-49. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B1.BJJ-2016-0430.R1. PMID: 28042118
Complications of hysterectomy.
Clarke-Pearson DL, Geller EJ
Obstet Gynecol 2013 Mar;121(3):654-673. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182841594. PMID: 23635631

Diagnosis

Meralgia paresthetica.
Chalk C, Namiranian D
Handb Clin Neurol 2024;201:195-201. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90108-6.00013-2. PMID: 38697741
Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Scholz C, Hohenhaus M, Pedro MT, Uerschels AK, Dengler NF
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Sep 29;120(39):655-661. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0170. PMID: 37534445Free PMC Article
Meralgia Paresthetica.
Solomons JNT, Sagir A, Yazdi C
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Jul;26(7):525-531. Epub 2022 May 27 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01053-7. PMID: 35622311
Entrapment Neuropathies of the Lower Extremity.
Bowley MP, Doughty CT
Med Clin North Am 2019 Mar;103(2):371-382. Epub 2018 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.013. PMID: 30704688
Complications of hysterectomy.
Clarke-Pearson DL, Geller EJ
Obstet Gynecol 2013 Mar;121(3):654-673. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182841594. PMID: 23635631

Therapy

Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Scholz C, Hohenhaus M, Pedro MT, Uerschels AK, Dengler NF
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Sep 29;120(39):655-661. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0170. PMID: 37534445Free PMC Article
Immunotherapy for diabetic amyotrophy.
Chan YC, Lo YL, Chan ES
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 26;7(7):CD006521. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006521.pub4. PMID: 28746752Free PMC Article
Post-operative neuropathy after total hip arthroplasty.
Su EP
Bone Joint J 2017 Jan;99-B(1 Suppl):46-49. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B1.BJJ-2016-0430.R1. PMID: 28042118
Complications of hysterectomy.
Clarke-Pearson DL, Geller EJ
Obstet Gynecol 2013 Mar;121(3):654-673. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182841594. PMID: 23635631
Femoral neuropathy following total hip arthroplasty: review and management guidelines.
Fox AJ, Bedi A, Wanivenhaus F, Sculco TP, Fox JS
Acta Orthop Belg 2012 Apr;78(2):145-51. PMID: 22696981

Prognosis

Femoral and obturator neuropathies.
Chalk C, Zaloum A
Handb Clin Neurol 2024;201:183-194. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-90108-6.00007-7. PMID: 38697739
Femoral neuropathy: A clinical and electrodiagnostic review.
Santilli AR, Martinez-Thompson JM, Speelziek SJA, Staff NP, Laughlin RS
Muscle Nerve 2024 Jan;69(1):64-71. Epub 2023 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/mus.27994. PMID: 37941415
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Meralgia Paresthetica in Pregnancy.
Gooding MS, Evangelista V, Pereira L
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2020 Feb;75(2):121-126. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000745. PMID: 32105336
Meralgia paresthetica: finding an effective cure.
Sanjaya A
Postgrad Med 2020 Jan;132(1):1-6. Epub 2019 Oct 6 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1673582. PMID: 31566048
Post-operative neuropathy after total hip arthroplasty.
Su EP
Bone Joint J 2017 Jan;99-B(1 Suppl):46-49. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.99B1.BJJ-2016-0430.R1. PMID: 28042118

Clinical prediction guides

Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Scholz C, Hohenhaus M, Pedro MT, Uerschels AK, Dengler NF
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2023 Sep 29;120(39):655-661. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0170. PMID: 37534445Free PMC Article
Treatment of idiopathic meralgia paresthetica - is there reliable evidence yet?
Dengler NF
Neurol Res 2023 May;45(5):429-434. Epub 2022 Dec 15 doi: 10.1080/01616412.2022.2151115. PMID: 36520581
Meralgia Paresthetica.
Solomons JNT, Sagir A, Yazdi C
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 Jul;26(7):525-531. Epub 2022 May 27 doi: 10.1007/s11916-022-01053-7. PMID: 35622311
Treatment for meralgia paraesthetica.
Khalil N, Nicotra A, Rakowicz W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Dec 12;12(12):CD004159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004159.pub3. PMID: 23235604Free PMC Article
Femoral nerve entrapment.
Azuelos A, Corò L, Alexandre A
Acta Neurochir Suppl 2005;92:61-2. doi: 10.1007/3-211-27458-8_13. PMID: 15830969

Recent systematic reviews

Immunotherapy for diabetic amyotrophy.
Chan YC, Lo YL, Chan ES
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 26;7(7):CD006521. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006521.pub4. PMID: 28746752Free PMC Article
Evaluating the evidence: is neurolysis or neurectomy a better treatment for meralgia paresthetica?
Payne R, Seaman S, Sieg E, Langan S, Harbaugh K, Rizk E
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2017 May;159(5):931-936. Epub 2017 Mar 10 doi: 10.1007/s00701-017-3136-x. PMID: 28283866
Treatment for meralgia paraesthetica.
Khalil N, Nicotra A, Rakowicz W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Dec 12;12(12):CD004159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004159.pub3. PMID: 23235604Free PMC Article
Iatrogenic femoral nerve injury: a systematic review.
Moore AE, Stringer MD
Surg Radiol Anat 2011 Oct;33(8):649-58. Epub 2011 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s00276-011-0791-0. PMID: 21328076
Treatment for meralgia paraesthetica.
Khalil N, Nicotra A, Rakowicz W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Jul 16;(3):CD004159. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004159.pub2. PMID: 18646102

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