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femoral nerve |
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femoral nerve [¦fem·ə·rəl ′nərv] (neuroscience) A mixed nerve of the leg; the motor portion innervates muscles of the thigh, and the sensory portion innervates portions of the skin of the thigh, leg, hip, and knee. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Transcutaneous magnetic stimulation of the quadriceps via the femoral nerve. The lumbar spine section contains demonstrations of the straight leg raise, Milgram test, femoral nerve traction test, and Hoover test. Snyder-Mackler et al[12] stimulated the femoral nerve during maximal voluntary isometric contractions in subjects with ACL injuries and in subjects without ACL injuries. |
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