Femoral neuropathy occurs when you can’t move or feel part of your leg due to nerve damage. We'll teach you about its causes and the various ways it's treated.

Femoral neuropathy usually affects just one nerve, a condition known as mononeuropathy. Conditions that cause damage to multiple nerves can also cause femoral neuropathy, among other nerve issues.

The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a branch of the lumbar plexus, exiting the spinal cord between the L2 and L3 vertebrae. It emerges at the lateral edge of the psoas muscle group, below the ...

The nerve passed under the IL in 198 cases, whereas in 44 cases, it passed through to the IL. The LFCN consisted of 1–4 branches just after its passage under or through the IL.

Figure 1. Overview of surgical procedure and experimental timeline. (A) Femoral nerve at the bifurcation into motor and sensory branch. (B) Transection sites on both branches resulting in a 6 mm gap ...

The nerve passed under the IL in 198 cases (82.5%), whereas in 44 cases (17.5%), it passed through the IL (Figures 3, 4). The LFCN consisted of 1–4 branches just after its passage under or ...