Lesson-Femoral

2 – The anatomy of the femoral nerve

In the inguinal region the femoral nerve (FN) runs lateral to the femoral vessels and on top of the iliopsoas muscle

The femoral nerve runs below the iliacus fascia

To reach the nerve with your needle you have to penetrate two fascia: fascia lata and the iliacus fascia

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The femoral nerve is visible underneath the fascia lata and lateral to the femoral artery

3 – The anatomy of the femoral nerve

The femoral nerve runs below the iliacus fascia and on top of the iliacus muscle

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The figure shows the femoral nerve in cross section in green underneath the iliacus fascia. The femoral nerve is on top of the iliacus muscle (yellow asterix). Red profile = femoral artery. Blue profile = femoral vein. Cyan asterix = psoas major muscle tendon. Green asterix = pectineus muscle.