Femoral Mononeuropathy

Nerve            Recording Sites        Stimulation Sites          F-Waves

Sural (s)        ankle                calf
Sup Peron (s)    ankle                lat leg
Saphenous (s) bilat    leg                leg
Peroneal (m)        EDB                ankle and above knee    ankle
Tibial (m)        AH                ankle and knee        ankle
Femoral (m)    bilat    rec fem            groin
H-Reflex bilat        soleus                knee

Needle Examination

Perform needle exam on the affected limb.  Test the minimum of one muscle innervated by the L2, L3 and L4 spinal roots (see Appendix C), including the femoral innervated muscles (see Appendix B).