Abstract
The femoral nerve originates from the lumbar plexus from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th roots. In its course to the lower extremity, it has an intra-abdominal portion, after which it passes beneath the inguinal ligament with several areas of vulnerability to entrapment.
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Turner, O.A., Taslitz, N., Ward, S. (1990). Femoral Nerve Entrapment. In: Handbook of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4492-9_23
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