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Meralgia paresthetica caused by hip‐huggers in a patient with aberrant course of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Author(s) -
Park Jong Woong,
Kim Dong Hwee,
Hwang Miriam,
Bun Hye Ryoung
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.20721
Subject(s) - hypesthesia , femoral nerve , medicine , thigh , neurectomy , obturator nerve , lesion , surgery , cutaneous nerve , anatomy , pathology , alternative medicine
“Hip‐huggers” may be a precipitating factor for meralgia paresthetica (MP), especially in thin persons with an aberrant pathway of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). We describe a 25‐year‐old woman with a long‐standing history of MP caused by an abnormal course of the LFCN and tight trousers, specifically hip‐huggers. Ultrasonography was useful for detecting the lesion site and the abnormal pathway of the LFCN. After neurectomy of the LFCN, most of the symptoms of MP were relieved, but mild hypesthesia remained in the lateral thigh. Muscle Nerve, 2007