Femoral Nerve Compression: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Femoral Nerve Compression

compression iliacus hematoma may compress femoral nerve and presents with paresthesias in the L4 distribution leg length discrepancy due to epiphyseal overgrowth fractures [orthobullets.com]

Iliopsoas bleeding is dangerous because of the large volumes of blood loss and because of compression of the femoral nerve. [web.archive.org]

[…] inheritence Orthopaedic manifestations hemophilic arthropathy synovitis cartilage destruction joint deformity pseudotumor intramuscular hematoma (pseudotumor) may lead to nerve [orthobullets.com]

Meralgia Paresthetica

Meralgia paresthetica happens when a nerve, known as the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, becomes compressed. [healthline.com]

It’s caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the leg. What are the Symptoms of Meralgia Paresthetica? [drvanessasammons.com.au]

[…] cutaneous nerve. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Femoral Neuropathy

Right femoral nerve lesion Right femoral nerve palsy Right femoral nerve paralysis Right femoral neuropathy Right genitofemoral nerve compression Right genitofemoral nerve [icd9data.com]

To date, the validity of the theory that the femoral-nerve palsy is the result of iliopsoas hemorrhage at the musculotendinous junction and compression of the femoral nerve [insights.ovid.com]

However, hematoma of iliacus muscle resulting in femoral nerve compression is a rare condition in these patients. [indjvascsurg.org]

Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment

Tightness in the waist or groin area can compress the femoral nerve and cause symptoms in the leg. [livestrong.com]

[…] paresthetica) Compressive neuropathy of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve exacerbated by tights belts prolonged hip flexion Treatment nonoperative release of compressive objects [orthobullets.com]

If the patient has obvious femoral neuralgia, but MPPT is negative, try to compress the saphenous nerve. [treningogrehab.no]

Retroperitoneal Hematoma

Femoral nerve compression reduces quadriceps power and causes loss of knee jerk and paraesthesia in the area of cutaneous supply. [bjmp.org]

A retroperitoneal haematoma resulting in a femoral nerve root compression was suspected. [emj.bmj.com]

We made a diagnosis of retroperitoneal hematoma compressing the femoral nerve and performed an operation to remove the hematoma in order to decompress the femoral neuropathy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Nerve Compression

Branches of the femoral nerve and sciatic nerve can be compressed or injured at around knee height, causing pain. [baur-fromberg.de]

[…] of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, causing pain in your thigh; piriformis syndrome, causing pain commonly called sciatica from compression of the sciatic nerve by the [centerforpain.com]

femoral cutaneous nerve in your groin. [ohsu.edu]

Peroneal Nerve Compression Neuropathy

[…] by angling the femoral nerve beneath the inguinal ligament. [emedicine.medscape.com]

J Bone Joint Surg 1987; 69: 255–9Alvine, FG Schurrer, ME Khella L: Femoral nerve palsy: Compression by lymph glands in the inguinal region. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]

LATERAL FEMORAL CUTANEOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENT Compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (meralgia paresthetica) is uncommon. [care.diabetesjournals.org]

Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage

Femoral nerve compression reduces quadriceps power and causes loss of knee jerk and paraesthesia in the area of cutaneous supply. [bjmp.org]

[…] the femoral nerve Cullen’s sign (periumbilical ecchymosis) – late finding Grey-Turner’s sign (ecchymosis of the flanks) – late finding *History of risk factors as above Evaluation [emdocs.net]

[…] neuropathy due to nerve compression. [ispub.com]

Lumbosacral Plexus Disorder

If the patient has obvious femoral neuralgia, but MPPT is negative, try to compress the saphenous nerve. [treningogrehab.no]

Clinical presentation:1) Compression (Diffuse) in psoas muscle Weakness: Obturator & femoral nerve territory Pain: Mild or none Mass: None palpable2) Compression of femoral [slideshare.net]

IVIg Lumbosacral plexopathy: Hemorrhage Compression (Diffuse) in psoas muscle Weakness: Obturator & femoral nerve territory Pain: Mild or none Mass: None palpable Compression [neuromuscular.wustl.edu]

Cardiac Catheterization Complicated by Cardiac Perforation

nerve compression quadriceps, weakness takes weeks even months to resolve; surgical repair is not required generally Hematoma may extend to retroperitoneal bleeding if puncture [docslide.com.br]

[…] heparin and control bleeding with prolonged cpompression Blood transfusion Hematoma formation usually resolve over 1 to 2 weeks S/S: femoral nerve compression → quadriceps [slideplayer.com]

[…] procedure next-largeris completed Reverse heparin and control bleeding with prolonged cpompression Blood transfusionHematoma formationusually resolve over 1 to 2 weeks S/S: femoral [docslide.com.br]

Synovial Cyst

[…] and obturator nerve compression. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Nerve compression most commonly involves the femoral nerve. Lavyne et al. first reported a case of femoral neuropathy caused by an iliopsoas bursal cyst [7]. [bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com]

We report a case of local compression-induced transient femoral nerve palsy in a 46-year-old man. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Entrapment Neuropathy

[…] by angling the femoral nerve beneath the inguinal ligament. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Common nerve entrapment syndromes are carpal tunnel syndrome from compression of the median nerve, causing nerve pain in your hand; meralgia paresthetica from compression [centerforpain.com]

Plexopathy

Clinical presentation:1) Compression (Diffuse) in psoas muscle Weakness: Obturator & femoral nerve territory Pain: Mild or none Mass: None palpable2) Compression of femoral [slideshare.net]

Anatomical course of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and its susceptibility to compression and injury. Plast Reconstr Surg 100, 600–604.) [neupsykey.com]

Hemophilic Arthropathy

nerve compression such as loss of patellar reflex and quadriceps weakness. [jahjournal.org]

Muscle and soft tissue hemorrhage • If untreated, mass may compress femoral nerve - signs and symptoms of neuropathy • Bleeding into gastrocnemius - equinus deformity from [slideshare.net]

If untreated, the expanding soft tissue mass may compress the femoral nerve, causing signs and symptoms of femoral neuropathy. 6, 14 Bleeding into the gastrocnemius muscle [musculoskeletalkey.com]

Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

[…] neuropathy with or without thigh ecchymosis due to femoral nerve compression as blood dissects inferiorly between the iliacus and psoas muscles and the overlying fascial [ispub.com]

[…] the femoral nerve, resulting in femoral neuropathy. [ahcmedia.com]

[…] duodenum, hematuria, large bowel obstruction, priapism, lower extremity swelling related to a fistula from the aorta to IVC or renal, lumbar, or common iliac vein, acute femoral [ispub.com]

Congenital Hip Dysplasia

nerve compression neuropathy that resolves with brace removal damage to cartilaginous femoral head and proximal femoral physeal plate secondary to forced abduction or persistent [orthopaedicsone.com]

Hyperflexion of hip, if prolonged, can lead to inferior dislocation of the hip and femoral nerve compression neuropathy subsequently. [ijoonline.com]

[…] maximum comfortable abduction) the brace should be checked ever 7 -10 days for necessary adjustments Complications: excessive hip flexion may lead to: inferior dislocation femoral [orthopaedicsone.com]

Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain

T est for cruralgia (femoral nerve root compression) Cruralgia is not as common as sciatica. [bjdonline.org]

Pain in the anterior thigh indicates compression of the roots of the femoral nerve on that side. Repeat the test with the other leg. [bjdonline.org]

Pain down the leg distal to the knee suggests sciatic nerve root compression. [bjdonline.org]

Acquired Hemophilia

The potential for femoral nerve compression from an expanding iliopsoas bleed is of major concern. Hemoglobin is 5.5 g/dL, and she is given 6 units of RBCs. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lumbar Plexus Neoplasm

Clinical presentation:1) Compression (Diffuse) in psoas muscle Weakness: Obturator & femoral nerve territory Pain: Mild or none Mass: None palpable2) Compression of femoral [slideshare.net]

This can cause pain on walking, as well as neuropathic pain in the distribution of the iliolumbar, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral or femoral nerve distributions. [ozradonc.wikidot.com]

An expanding hematoma within the morelaterally located iliopsoas muscle can cause local compression of thefemoral nerve at the point along its course from its origin to the [slideshare.net]

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Type 1

Traumatic Myositis Ossificans

A case report of myositis ossificans progressiva complicated by femoral nerve compression treated with radiotherapy. [healio.com]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

Musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging demonstrated a fusiform nerve swelling below the inguinal ligament suggesting lateral femoral cutaneous nerve compression, consistent with [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sacral Radiculopathy

Nerve tests for sciatic and femoral nerve respectively. [scholar.sun.ac.za]

In some studies, these tests were intended to detect the presence of disc herniation and subsequent nerve root compression [7], and in some [10, 16] studies they were proposed [bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com]

Whether these tests are able to detect the presence of disc herniation and subsequent nerve root compression or hyper-sensitivity of the sacral and femoral plexus due to mechanical [scholar.sun.ac.za]

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

A case of myositis ossificans progressiva complicated by femoral nerve compression treated with radiotherapy. [cancerjournal.net]

A case of myositis ossificans progressiva complicated by femoral nerve compression treated with radiotherapy. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2002;41:947-8. [cancerjournal.net]

Radiotherapy was also effective in reducing the neuropraxia associated with an iliopsoas mass compressing the femoral nerve in an FOP patient. [8] It is the opinion of the [cancerjournal.net]

Coronary Balloon Angioplasty

[…] occlusions, one bleeding with nerve compression; P = 0.0049). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] complications, while in the corresponding treatment group of 117 patients, complications occurred in 16 (seven pseudoaneurysms, one arteriovenous fistula, six infections, two femoral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vein Disorder

femoral cutaneous nerve) is compressed. [veinenvy.com]

Other conditions that might cause burning legs to include the following: Bernhardt-Roth Syndrome Also called Meralgia paresthetica, this condition occurs when a nerve (lateral [veinenvy.com]

Chondromyxoid Fibroma

We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with chondromyxoid fibroma arising from the iliac bone and presenting with leg pain due to compression on the femoral nerve. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neuropathy

Other mononeuropathies include Bell's palsy, interosseous nerve compression and femoral nerve entrapment. [patient.info]

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve compression Leads to meralgia paraesthetica. Numbness in the lateral aspect of the thigh. [patient.info]

Radial nerve compression Radial neuropathy usually results from compression against the humerus. Leads to 'Saturday night palsy'. Wrist and finger drop. [patient.info]

Congenital Malformation of the Knee Joint

Pathologic Precursors - femoral nerve palsy (L3-4), compression neuropathy 3. [cram.com]

Uremic Neuropathy

Mononeuropathy  In uremia, susceptibility of the peripheral nerves to compression and local ischemia is increased.  Ulnar, median and femoral nerves are affected. 41. [slideshare.net]

[…] median nerve by arteriovenous fistula or dialysis- associated amyloidosis Acute femoral neuropathy Compression or ischemia during renal transplantation 52. [slideshare.net]

nerve •Ischemia •Peroperative compression •Mostly sponteanous recovery 42. 2. [slideshare.net]