What is femoral nerve injury?

The femoral nerve is located in the leg that provides sensation to the front of the thigh and part of the lower leg. Dysfunction of the femoral nerve is generally due to direct injury (trauma), prolonged pressure on the nerve, and compression of the nerve by nearby parts of the body or disease.

How do members experience femoral nerve injury?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with femoral nerve injury*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for femoral nerve injury*

Who has femoral nerve injury on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 11
40s 18
50s 27
60s 23
70+ 33

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 83