Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Neurodynamic Test

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Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Neurodynamic Test

Neurodynamic Testing for Meralgia Parasthetica

Neurodynamic testing of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve or lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (LCNT).

Neurodynamic testing of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve

• Neurodynamic testing of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN)
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Tension Test
• LFCN Neurodynamic Test
• LFCN Tension Test
• Meralgia Paresthetica Neurodynamic Test
• Meralgia Paresthetica Tension Test
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Stretch Test
• Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Neurodynamic Test
• Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Tension Test
• Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Provocation Test
• Meralgia Paresthetica Provocation Test

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Purpose

• Evaluate the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) as a cause of thigh pain

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Description

• The patient lays in the lateral decubitus position with affected side up
• The examiner stabilizes the pelvis with the proximal hand
• They grasp the lower extremity at the knee with the distal hand.
• The examiner then bends the knee and adducts the hip in order create tension in the LFCN
• Positive test:
  • Reproduction of the patient’s symptoms
  • As opposed to feeling tension in the soft tissue structures of the hip

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Pathology

• Meralgia Paresthetica

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Evidence

Meralgia Paresthetica

• Paneyala et al
  • Sensitivity: 87%
  • Specificity: 93%
  • PPV: 93%
  • NPV: 86%
  • Diagnostic Accuracy: 90%

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See Also

• Hip Pain (Main)
• Thigh Pain (Main)
• Hip Anatomy (Main)

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