Anatom3DLateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis · Zevní kožní nerv stehenní
Nervous system
Looks like
A purely sensory nerve from L2–L3 that leaves the pelvis under or through the inguinal ligament near the hip bone point.
What it does
Brings feeling from the skin of the outer front thigh.
Keeping it well
Squeezed by tight belts, weight gain or pregnancy: burning numbness of the outer thigh (meralgia paraesthetica), usually harmless.