Meralgia paresthetica is due to entrapment of which nerve
Correct Answer: Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
Description: Meralgia paresthetica: is numbness or pain in the outer thigh The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve most often becomes injured by entrapment or compression where it passes between the ilium and the inguinal ligament near the attachment at the anterior superior iliac spine <img src=" /> {Reference: BDC 6E pg no. 177}
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