Femoral

Femoral nerve dysfunction is a loss of movement or sensation in the leg (peripheral neuropathy) caused by damage to the femoral nerve.
Alternative Names:
Neuropathy - femoral nerve
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
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Femoral anteversion is an inward twisting of the thigh bone, also known as the femur (the bone that is located between the hip and the knee).
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Femoral artery: A large artery that starts in the lower abdomen and goes down into the thigh The femoral artery starts as a continuation of the external iliac artery which comes from the abdominal aorta.
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Femoral Hernia
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Patellofemoral pain
What is Patello-Femoral Syndrome (PFS)?
Patello-Femoral Syndrome (PFS) is the medical name for a condition that causes pain in and around the kneecap.
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HERNIA (FEMORAL) - A common type of groin hernia which occurs most often in obese females. A groin mass (due to a loop of bowel) may be noted with coughing or straining.
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Femoral hernia: The femoral canal is the way that the femoral artery, vein, and nerve leave the abdominal cavity to enter the thigh.
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Femoral neck fractures
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Femoral arteryAn artery located in the groin area that is the most frequently accessed site for arterial puncture in angiography.
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QuickSeal femoral arterial closure system System used to deliver Gelfoam for extravascular closure of femoral artery access sites.
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
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Fracture of the femoral head or neck - If the fracture is not displaced, the bones may be secured with pins and screws during minor surgery. Sometimes metal plates are used. A displaced fracture requires a hip replacement, a major operation.
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Deep venous thrombosis, ileofemoral
Definition:
Blood clots (fibrin clots) are the clumps that result from coagulation of the blood. A blood clot that forms in a vessel or within the heart and remains there is called a thrombus.
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These include problems with the joints and bones (such as slipped femoral epiphysis, bow legs), a condition called benign intracranial hypertension (with headaches and eye changes), ...
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The location for the insertion of the cardiac catheter may be a blood vessel at the crease of your elbow (brachial artery), wrist (radial artery), or in your groin (femoral artery).
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An abdominal hernia occurs in the abdomen, often in the lower left or lower right. A femoral hernia occurs in the femoral muscle of the upper front leg. The weak spot slowly enlarges and becomes an opening.
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Creaky knees in sports people may indicate a condition known as patellofemoral pain which is sometimes termed "runner's knee". This article looks at the causes and what treatment is necessary.
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Terek RM, Brien EW, Marcove RC, et al.: Treatment of femoral Ewing's sarcoma. Cancer 78 (1): 70-8, 1996. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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While men often get inguinal hernias, women more commonly have them down into the leg a condition called femoral hernia.
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For example, a femoral block anesthetizes the leg from the thigh down (its name comes from femur, the thighbone).
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