Abstract
IntroductionFemoral nerve compression due to a cystic lesion around the hip joint is rare and only a few cases have been described in the literature. Among these, true ganglion cysts are even more rare.Case presentationWe report the case of a 57-year-old woman with femoral nerve compression caused by a true ganglion cyst of the hip joint.ConclusionA high index of suspicion is required to predict a non-palpable cystic lesion around the hip joint as it may mimic different disorders and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of unusual groin pain, radicular pain and peripheral vascular disorders.
Highlights
Femoral nerve compression due to a cystic lesion around the hip joint is rare and only a few cases have been described in the literature
Peripheral nerve compression secondary to peri-articular cysts has been described in the lower limb, including tibial nerve compression secondary to popliteal cysts and common peroneal nerve compression secondary to cysts of the tibio-fibular joint
Posterior tibial nerve compression may occur within the tarsal tunnel secondary to intraneural ganglia
Summary
A high index of suspicion is required to predict non-palpable cystic lesions around the hip joint as they may mimic different disorders and should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of unusual groin pain, radicular pain and peripheral vascular disorders.
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