Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment or meralgia paresthetica is a tingling numbness and burning pain of the lateral thigh that is caused by entrapment of the sensory nerve of the lateral aspect ...

Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...

A patient of mine is experiencing recurrent right anterior thigh pain and intermittent numbness in this area. The problem has been present for 3 months and is unchanged during this time period. The ...

Meralgia paresthetica (Bernhardt-Roth syndrome) is a neurological condition causing numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain in the outer thigh. This results from nerve compression and is usually not ...

Q: Shortly after having surgery on my shoulder, I have been experiencing numbness and a burning sensation on the outside of my right thigh, especially at night. Do you think it is related to the ...

Outer thigh pain can result from nerve compression, soft tissue damage, arthritis, and other causes. It can range from a mild, dull ache to severe and intense pain. Physical therapy and medications ...

Patients frequently experience severe chronic pain following knee operations. Although the pain is thought to be due to damage to small nerves, it was hitherto impossible to demonstrate this by ...

But when she wore a pair of super-tight skinny jeans to dinner with friends in December, she noticed an odd tingly sensation running up and down her thighs. And when she got up to walk around, things ...

Pain, burning and numbness in your outer thigh are common symptoms of meralgia paresthetica. (Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes numbness, pain, or a ...

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 ...