The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Exparel (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) to include both single-dose sciatic nerve ...

Femoral nerve compression is also known as femoral neuropathy or femoral nerve entrapment. It occurs when the femoral nerve, which runs from the pelvis down the thigh, is compressed or damaged. This ...

FEMORAL neuropathy may occur in various hemorrhagic disorders, but has not been recorded in scurvy. This is a report of the occurrence of bilateral femoral neuropathy in scurvy. Case Report In a study ...

Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...

Background To define the sites where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is more easily visualized and to describe the anatomical variations of the LFCN. Methods A total of 240 LFCNs in 120 ...

Sheep are frequently used for orthopedic studies 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Orthopedic surgeries are expected to elicit pain. This pain should be mitigated as much as possible, for both humane reasons (to keep ...

Recently, I have been diagnosed with the condition of meralgia paresthetica. I will periodically get bolts of pain that feels like I’m walking with a sprained ankle. At first it was all a mystery as ...

Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage caused by long-term high blood sugar levels. It’s a serious and common complication affecting some 60-70% of people with diabetes. There are four main ...

The lateral femoral circumflex artery supplies oxygenated blood to the anterior (front) and middle portions of the thigh muscles. It typically branches off from the deep femoral artery, although in a ...