Morphological variability of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and its potential clinical significance

BACKGROUND: The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is derived from the dorsal branches of the L2 and L3 spinal nerves. It travels across the pelvis and heads towards the anterior superior iliac spine. It passes under the lateral part of the inguinal ligament and then divides into 2 branches, which are...

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Published in:	Folia Morphologica
Main Authors:	Kinga Włudyka, Nicol Zielinska, R. Shane Tubbs, Krystian Maślanka, Andrzej Borowski, Marek Drobniewski, Łukasz Olewnik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Via Medica 2025-07-01
Subjects:	lateral femoral cutaneous nerve inguinal ligament femoral region meralgia paresthetica lumbar plexus thigh innervation systematic review nerve variability morphological variation
Online Access:	https://journals.viamedica.pl/folia_morphologica/article/view/98624