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Structure of femoral nerve

Known as: Nerve, Femoral, nerve femoral, Nerves, Femoral 
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… 
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Blood supply aspectsLumbar plexus structureMicrobiologicalNervous system structure

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Peripheral NervesThigh structure

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Single-injection femoral nerve block with 0.25% ropivacaine or 0.25% bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia after total knee replacement or anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Suppression of the H reflex in humans by disynaptic autogenetic inhibitory pathways activated by the test volley
The present studies were designed to increase an existing limitation on the size of the H reflex by accentuating an inhibitory… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Loss of Distal Axons and Sensory Merkel Cells and Features Indicative of Muscle Denervation in Hindlimbs of P0-Deficient Mice
Mice lacking the major Schwann cell myelin component P0 show a severe dysmyelination with pathological features reminiscent of… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Benchmarking the perioperative process: III. Effects of regional anesthesia clinical pathway techniques on process efficiency and recovery profiles in ambulatory orthopedic surgery.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Intramedullary Nailing of Acute Femoral Shaft Fractures Without a Fracture Table: Technique of Using a Femoral Distractor
Summary Intramedullary nails were placed prospectively in 25 acute femoral shaft fractures in 25 patients without the use of a… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Percutaneous decompression for femoral neuropathy secondary to heparin-induced retroperitoneal hematoma: case report and review of the literature.
Retroperitoneal hematoma resulting in femoral nerve injury is a serious potential complication of systemic heparin… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Methodological Considerations Contributing to Variability of the Quadriceps H-Reflex
The clinical usefulness of the quadriceps H-reflex is limited because of the difficulty of elicitation and its inherent… 
Review
1979
Review
1979
Neurological complications of anticoagulation therapy: a neurologist's review.
Anticoagulant-induced bleeding may involve the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves. It may occur with either coumarin or… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The characterization of type I and type III collagens from human peripheral nerve.
1972
1972
Femoral Neuropathy and Anticoagulants
Case 1. N. H., a 51-year-old man entered the hospital with pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, left groin and thigh… 
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