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- Provides sensation to the lateral thigh.
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is formed from the posterior divisions of L2 and L3 of the lumbar plexus
- Runs on the surface of the iliacus muscle and enters the thigh by passing under the inguinal ligament before piercing the fascia lata
- Location is variable.
- Average medial distance from the ASIS is 20.4 millimeters, with a range of three to forty-six millimeters. In no specimen did the nerve pass lateral to the ASIS. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve lies anterior to the iliopsoas muscle. (Hospodar PP, JOT 1999 Jan;13(1):17-9)
- injury may lead to Meralgia Paresthetica.
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