Femoral nerve

Question 1

Site of impingement

Answer 1

Can be compressed anywhere, but often due to nerve root irritation (L2-L4)

Can be compressed by the psoas, but femoral nerve generally has a good path and doesn’t have many things it can be compressed by

Question 2

Signs and symptoms

Answer 2

Weak hip flexion

Weak knee extension

Plantar flexion reduced or absent

Pain, tingling or loss of sensation to medial knee, leg and foot