Femoral neuropathy occurs when you can’t move or feel part of your leg due to nerve damage. We'll teach you about its causes and the various ways it's treated.

Femoral neuropathy involves pain, numbness, and weakness in the thigh that results from damage to the femoral nerve. Common causes are surgery and injury to the pelvic area.

The femoral nerve helps your leg move and gives sensation to the front of the leg. Femoral neuropathy usually affects just one nerve, a condition known as mononeuropathy.

Femoral nerve compression is also known as femoral neuropathy or femoral nerve entrapment. It occurs when the femoral nerve, which runs from the pelvis down the thigh, is compressed or damaged.

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Pain from the femoral nerve that's near your groin travels down the front and side of your thigh. At first, you may only feel pain during your period.