Evaluating the evidence: is neurolysis or neurectomy a better treatment for meralgia paresthetica?

摘要

Meralgia paresthetica is a mononeuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LCFN). Surgical treatment involves transection or decompression of the LCFN. There is no clear consensus on the superiority of one technique over the other. We performed a systematic review of the literature to answer this question.