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  2. Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia

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    Treatment. Steroid injections, nerve decompression, and neurectomy [3] 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]

  3. Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh - Wikipedia

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    The lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) is a cutaneous nerve of the thigh. It originates from the dorsal divisions of the second and third lumbar nerves from the lumbar plexus. It passes under the inguinal ligament to reach the thigh. It supplies sensation to the skin on the lateral part of the ...

  4. Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh - Wikipedia

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    Posterior view. (Post. fem. cutaneus labeled at upper left.) The posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) is a sensory nerve of the thigh. It is a branch of the sacral plexus. It supplies the skin of the posterior surface of the thigh, leg, buttock, and also the perineum.

  5. Vastus lateralis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The vastus lateralis (/ ˈvæstəs ˌlætəˈreɪlɪs, ˈræ -/), also called the vastus externus, [1] is the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh. Together with other muscles of the quadriceps group, it serves to extend the knee joint, moving the lower leg forward. It arises from a series of flat ...

  6. Femoral nerve - Wikipedia

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    The femoral nerve is the major nerve supplying the anterior compartment of the thigh. It is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, and arises from the dorsal divisions of the ventral rami of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves (L2, L3, and L4). [1][2] The nerve enters Scarpa's triangle by passing beneath the inguinal ligament, just ...

  7. Greater trochanteric pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome. Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS), a form of bursitis, is inflammation of the trochanteric bursa, a part of the hip. This bursa is at the top, outer side of the femur, between the insertion of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles into the greater trochanter of the femur and the femoral ...

  8. Ischial bursitis - Wikipedia

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    Ischial bursitis causes pain down the posterior aspect of the upper thigh. [1] [2] There may be pain over the ischial tuberosity. [2] Chronic ischial bursitis may cause paraesthesia. [2] This pain may become immediately more severe when sitting down. [3]

  9. Femoral artery - Wikipedia

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    The deep femoral artery is a large and important branch that arises from the lateral side of the femoral artery about 1.5 in. (4 cm) below the inguinal ligament. It passes medially behind the femoral vessels and enters the medial fascial compartment of the thigh. It ends by becoming the fourth perforating artery.

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