"Femoral Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (usually L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to provide motor innervation to extensors of the thigh and sensory innervation to parts of the thigh, lower leg, and foot, and to the hip and knee joints.
| Descriptor ID |
D005267
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.450.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Femoral Nerve- Femoral Nerve
- Femoral Nerves
- Nerve, Femoral
- Nerves, Femoral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Femoral Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Adductor Canal Block Versus Femoral Nerve Block on Quadriceps Strength, Function, and Postoperative Pain After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Level 1 Studies. Am J Sports Med. 2020 07; 48(9):2305-2313.
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Incidence of Nerve Injury After Hip Arthroscopy. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2018 Nov 01; 26(21):773-778.
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Adductor canal block: a great block, but not a panacea. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 May-Jun; 40(3):292-3.
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The efficacy of automated intermittent boluses for continuous femoral nerve block: a prospective, randomized comparison to continuous infusions. J Clin Anesth. 2013 Jun; 25(4):281-8.