A catheter placed into the femoral artery in the groin.The femoral nerve can also be damaged from any of the following: Compression, stretching, or entrapment of the nerve by nearby parts of the body or disease-related structures (such as a tumor or abnormal blood vessel).More common causes of femoral nerve dysfunction are: Disorders that involve the entire body ( systemic disorders) can also cause isolated nerve damage to one nerve at a time (such as occurs with mononeuritis multiplex). Mononeuropathy usually means there is a local cause of damage to a single nerve.
It provides feeling (sensation) to the front of the thigh and part of the lower leg.Ī nerve is made up of many fibers, called axons, surrounded by insulation, called the myelin sheath.ĭamage to any one nerve, such as the femoral nerve, is called mononeuropathy. It helps the muscles move the hip and straighten the leg. The femoral nerve is located in the pelvis and goes down the front of the leg.
