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European journal of anatomy, 2008
SUMMARY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a sensitive collateral branch of the lumbar... more SUMMARY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a sensitive collateral branch of the lumbar plexus that innervates the anterolateral region of the thigh. Its compression at the level of the groin originates a particular syndrome called meralgia paresthetica. Treatment of this neuropathy may involve sectioning or freeing of the nerve, both of which require an appropriate knowledge of its anatomy. Sixty-four groin regions of formaldehydefixed adult cadavers were dissected, recording the relationships of the LFCN to the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). The LFCN was identified in all cases; in one case, it originated as a collateral branch of the femoral nerve. The horizontal distance from the ASIS to the LFCN varied from 0 to 45 mm (mean 10.8 mm). 85.9% of LFCN were located at a distance of 20 mm or less from the ASIS. The vertical distance ranged from 0 to 47 mm, with a mean of 17 mm. We did not find significant differences between the distances upon attempting to correlate...
European journal of anatomy, 2008
SUMMARY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a sensitive collateral branch of the lumbar... more SUMMARY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a sensitive collateral branch of the lumbar plexus that innervates the anterolateral region of the thigh. Its compression at the level of the groin originates a particular syndrome called meralgia paresthetica. Treatment of this neuropathy may involve sectioning or freeing of the nerve, both of which require an appropriate knowledge of its anatomy. Sixty-four groin regions of formaldehydefixed adult cadavers were dissected, recording the relationships of the LFCN to the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). The LFCN was identified in all cases; in one case, it originated as a collateral branch of the femoral nerve. The horizontal distance from the ASIS to the LFCN varied from 0 to 45 mm (mean 10.8 mm). 85.9% of LFCN were located at a distance of 20 mm or less from the ASIS. The vertical distance ranged from 0 to 47 mm, with a mean of 17 mm. We did not find significant differences between the distances upon attempting to correlate...