ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2023
Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06251882 (6-month Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Injection of 5% Dextrose for Meralgia Paresthesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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6-month Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Injection of 5% Dextrose for Meralgia Paresthesia
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica: A Retrospective Case Series.Advances in therapy · 2026Article
- Right Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Neuropathy After Surgery for Perforated Appendicitis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Suprainguinal Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Neurectomy for Recurrent Meralgia Paresthetica: A Technique Guide.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Meralgia Paresthetica in a Patient with Hemophilia A.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Article
- Symptom reduction and patient satisfaction after surgical therapy of Meralgia paresthetica - A bicentric retrospective analysis.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Frozen agarose-assisted tissue preparation for stimulated Raman histology enables rapid intraoperative assessment of peripheral nerve integrity.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation for Meralgia Paresthetica: A Description of a Novel Technique.Advances in therapy · 2025Article
- Meralgia paresthetica resulting from iatrogenic ligation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
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- Meralgia paraesthetica.BJA education · 2025Review
- Spatial Distribution Dynamics of Sensory Disturbances in the Treatment of Obesity-Related Meralgia Paresthetica Using Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Vitamin B12 injection plus traditional Chinese medicine techniques for meralgia paresthetica: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- From Sudoscan to bedside: theory, modalities, and application of electrochemical skin conductance in medical diagnostics.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPain and sensory disturbance in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the ventrolateral portion of the thigh is called meralgia paresthetica (MP). The incidence of MP has risen along with the increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus and was recently estimated at 32 new cases per 100 000 persons per year. In this review, we provide an overview of current standards and developments in the diagnosis and treatment of MP.
methodsThis review is based on publications retrieved by a selective literature search, with special attention to meta-analyses, systematic reviews, randomized and controlled trials (RCTs), and prospective observational studies.
resultsThe diagnosis is mainly based on typical symptoms combined with a positive response to an infiltration procedure. In atypical cases, electrophysiological testing, neurosonography, and magnetic resonance imaging can be helpful in establishing the diagnosis. The literature search did not reveal any studies of high quality. Four prospective observational studies with small case numbers and partly inconsistent results are available. In a meta-analysis of 149 cases, pain relief was described after infiltration in 85% of cases and after surgery in 80%, with 1-38 months of follow-up. In another meta-analysis of 670 cases, there was pain relief after infiltration in 22% of cases, after surgical decompression in 63%, and after neurectomy in 85%. Hardly any data are available on more recent treatment options, such as radiofrequency therapy, spinal cord stimulation, or peripheral nerve stimulation.
conclusionThe state of the evidence is limited in both quantity and quality, corresponding to evidence level 2a for surgical and non-surgical methods. Advances in imaging and neurophysiological testing have made the diagnosis easier to establish. When intervention is needed, good success rates have been achieved with surgery (decompression, neurectomy), and variable success rates with infiltration.
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