"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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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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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Peripheral nerve blocks in a patient with suspected COVID-19 infection. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Oct; 65:109853.
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Analgesic strategies for day-case knee surgery. Anaesthesia. 2019 04; 74(4):529-533.
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Incidence and Clinical Course of Limb Dysfunction Post Cardiac Catheterization - A Systematic Review. Circ J. 2018 10 25; 82(11):2736-2744.
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[Changes in the tumor necrosis factor-a level after an ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block in elderly patients with a hip fracture]. Braz J Anesthesiol. 2018 Nov - Dec; 68(6):558-563.
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New device for nonvolitional evaluation of quadriceps force in ventilated patients. Muscle Nerve. 2018 05; 57(5):784-791.
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Psoas Versus Femoral Blocks: A Registry Analysis of Risks and Benefits. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 Nov/Dec; 42(6):719-724.
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Exercise-induced quadriceps muscle fatigue in men and women: effects of arterial oxygen content and respiratory muscle work. J Physiol. 2017 08 01; 595(15):5227-5244.
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Imaging of the Vasa Nervorum Using Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound. J Neuroimaging. 2017 11; 27(6):583-588.
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The surgical anatomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the inguinal region: a meta-analysis. Hernia. 2016 10; 20(5):649-57.
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Meralgia Paresthetica. Pain Pract. 2011 May-Jun; 11(3):302-8.