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Meralgia paresthetica is a medical condition caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN)
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, which supplies sensation to the front and side of the thigh.
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Symptoms include numbness, pain, and a burning feeling in the outer thigh.
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Treatment may include physical therapy, medications, and lifestyle changes.
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Meralgia paresthetica is caused by the compression of one of the large sensory nerves in the leg — the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. This nerve provides sensation to the skin along the outer thigh starting from the inguinal ligament and extending down toward the knee.
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Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes numbness, pain , or a burning feeling in your outer thigh. You might also hear it called Bernhardt-Roth syndrome. It happens when there’s too much pressure on or damage to one of the nerves in your leg, specifically the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).
Meralgia Paresthetica: Pain, Burning, and Numbness in the Outer Thigh
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A painful, burning sensation on the outer side of the thigh may mean that one of the large sensory nerves to your legs — the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) — is being compressed (squeezed). This condition is known as meralgia paresthetica (me-ral'-gee-a par-es-thet'-i-ka).
Burning Thigh Pain (Meralgia Paresthetica) - OrthoInfo - AAOS
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Meralgia paresthetica (also known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment) is a condition characterized by tingling, numbness and burning pain in your outer thigh. It's caused by compression of the nerve that provides sensation to the skin covering your thigh.
Meralgia paresthetica - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is numbness or pain in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve that extends from the…
Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia
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Meralgia Paraesthetica (MP), also known as Bernhardt-Roth or LFCN (lateral femoral cutaneus nervus) neuralgia, comes from the greek term meros algos meaning thigh pain. MP is caused by damage to…
Meralgia Paraesthetica - Physiopedia
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