Variant femoral nerve: the path beneath the iliacus muscle and into neuropathic symptoms

Abstract Background Previous discussions regarding variant femoral nerves often report an aberrant slip of a small portion the iliacus muscle as common cause nerve splitting. Within these reported cases, path involves amount and treatment surgical intervention to relieve entrapment. Only few cases have been that were not secondary slippage, none which include discussed below. Case presentation A Caucasian male cadaver in his 70 s was discovered upon dissection evaluation pelvic region, without evidence slippage or intervention. The bulk pierced traveled deep within before emerging distal pubic eminence merging with smaller continued native course anteriorly. This variation would result predisposition compression during hip flexion knee extension, subsequent patient concerns weakness sensory loss unknown origins. Conclusion Awareness this atypical could provide clinicians another potential diagnosis consider when managing neuropathy, well rationale for noninvasive option.