Microanatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in relation to inguinal ligament and its clinical importance

BACKGROUND: A better knowledge of the composition and properties of connective tissue related to the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) and to the Inguinal Ligament may be important to understand the diagnosis and treatment applicable to injuries such as meralgia paresthetica. OBJECTIVE: To det...

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Main Author: Sadacharan Chakravarthy Marx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292016000100006&lng=en&tlng=en