Meralgia paresthetica Solving the diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Bishnu Pokharel Department of Orthopaedics, BPKIHS, Dharan
  • Rosan Prasad Shah Kalawar Department of Orthopaedics, BPKIHS, Dharan
  • Guru Prasad Khanal Department of Orthopaedics, BPKIHS, Dharan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v9i3.4642

Keywords:

patellar fracture, internal fixation, modified tension band wiring technique

Abstract

Meralgia paraesthetica (MP) is a clinical syndrome produced by entrapment mono-neuropathy of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). It classically presents as numbness, paresthesia or dysesthesia of anterolateral aspect of thigh but sometime it may mimic conditions like lumbar radiculopathy, femoro-acetabular impingement, trochanteric bursitis, etc. Since it has wide spectrum of clinical presentation, it should be the diagnosis of exclusion when causes of anterolateral thigh pain is not explained by other known causes. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of this clinical condition with the emphasis on various clinical presentations and anatomical variations of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Different methods of diagnosis and treatment are also explored and discussed in this paper.

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Author Biography

  • Bishnu Pokharel, Department of Orthopaedics, BPKIHS, Dharan

     

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Published

2018-04-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2018): Mar

Section

Review Article

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Meralgia paresthetica Solving the diagnostic dilemma. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 16];9(3):96-101. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/4642