Meralgia Paresthetica

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    Meralgia Paraesthetica

    by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)

    CAUSES Meralgia Paraesthetica is the condition where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is compressed by the inguinal ligament, due to obesity, pregnancy or belt worn too tight around the waist. ANATOMY The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is part of the lumbar plexus and  is formed by branches of the 2nd and 3rd lumbar spinal nerve [...]