We report three cases of femoral nerve paresis. Case 1 was a 25-year-old male, who was admitted to hospital complainning of left thigh pain. On examination he had tenderness in his left inguinal area. Neurological examination revealed a weakess of the quadriceps on the left, and diminished sensation on the anteromedial aspect of his left lower extremity. The mechanism of injury was not clear in this case. Case 2, a 56-year-old male had progressive muscle weakness and numbness in the right lower extremity. He had received cobalt radiation therapy 16 years previously. Clinical examination revealed a firm hypertrophic scar with tenderness in the right inguinal area, and neurological examination showed quadriceps weakness and sensory disturbance of the anteromedial surface of the right thigh nd leg. Case 3, an 18-year-old male complained of gait disturbance and sever pain around theleft inguinal area and numbness over the left thigh. “The patient was a hemophiliac who had been unde the care of a pediatrician”.
Neurolysis was performed in two cases, and the other patient was treated with bed rest and replacement therapy. In all cases, symptoms improved after treatment.
