Clinical Trial: Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation and Steroid Injections for the Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Meralgia Paresthetica
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Comparison of Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation and Steroid Injections of The Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve for The Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica
Brief Summary:
Meralgia Paresthetica (MP) is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), characterized by pain, numbness, hyperesthesia, or hypoesthesia, especially in the anterolateral thigh where the nerve has a sensory distribution.TheLFCN passes between the psoas and quadratus lumborum muscles in the iliac fossa and enters the thigh under the inguinal ligament by passing through the anterior superior iliac spine over the iliacus muscle.It superficially spreads over the sartorius muscle and receives…
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