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Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is pain or abnormal sensations in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve which provides sensation to the lateral thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is a specific instance of nerve entrapment. [5] The nerve involved is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).
This causes meralgia paraesthetica (Bernhardt-Roth syndrome). [2] [5] This may be diagnosed with ultrasound, which changes the morphology of the nerve. [1] Changes can include general enlargement, [1] and a hypoechoic appearance. [3]
Lateral femoral cutaneous neuralgia, often known as Meralgia Paresthetica, involves neuropathic pain on the outer thigh. The use of a nerve decompression or neurectomy to treat nerve pain along the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a firmly established surgical treatment.
This "nerve disassociation" approach proved effective in treating various conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and meralgia paresthetica. Babcock's technique laid the foundation for modern nerve decompression surgeries, offering relief to patients suffering from chronic pain and sensory disturbances.
Here are links to possibly useful sources of information about Meralgia paraesthetica. PubMed provides review articles from the past five years (limit to free review articles) The TRIP database provides clinical publications about evidence-based medicine. Other potential sources include: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination and CDC
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The axons of nerve cells are surrounded by various connective tissue layers and bundled together in a structure called a nerve fiber. At the surface of a nerve fiber is a tissue layer called the epineurium or sometimes external epineurium.
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