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ArticleBrain & spine2026

Outcome after surgery for meralgia paresthetica - a retrospective cohort study.

Mikkel Lammers Haglund, Peter Birkeland, Vagn Eskesen, Markus Harboe Olsen, Ove Ketil Bergdal, Kåre Fugleholm

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Mikkel Lammers HaglundDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Peter BirkelandDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vagn EskesenDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Markus Harboe OlsenDepartment of Neuroanaesthesiology, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ove Ketil BergdalDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kåre FugleholmDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Neuroscience Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Abstract

Introduction: Meralgia paresthetica may cause chronic pain and sensory disturbances. When conservative treatment fails, surgery with neurolysis or neurectomy is considered, but evidence remains limited. Research question: To evaluate pain relief, sensory outcomes, and durability after surgical treatment of meralgia paresthetica. Methods: In this single-center retrospective cohort study, all meralgia paresthetica patients treated surgically between 2019 and 2024 were included. Outcomes (pain, sensory disturbances and secondary surgery) were selected in accordance with core outcome set recommendations. Pain, measured as changes in NRS, was analyzed with Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, between-procedure differences with Mann-Whitney U tests, and time to reoperation with Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: A total of 101 patients underwent 128 procedures. Primary neurolysis (n = 102) was associated with a median pain reduction of 6.5 NRS points ( Conclusion: Surgery for meralgia paresthetica provides substantial and durable pain relief. Neurolysis is effective as first-line surgery, with reoperations being uncommon and typically occurring within the first postoperative year. Neurectomy did not show superior pain relief and is associated with unavoidable sensory loss.

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Core outcome setLateral femoral cutaneous nerveMeralgia parestheticaNeurectomyNeurolysisRetrospective cohort

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