Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Jul 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Observational StudyComparison of effectiveness of different surgical treatments for meralgia paresthetica: Results of a prospective observational study and protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Various surgical procedures can be applied in the treatment of meralgia paresthetica. The two main ones are neurolysis and neurectomy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. To date, no prospective or randomized controlled trial has compared the effectiveness of these procedures with standardized outcome measures. In this study we present our results for two prospectively followed cohorts and we present the protocol for a double blind randomized controlled trial (RCT). ⋯ The results of our prospective study confirm results previous studies reported in the literature in that the percentage pain relief was better after neurectomy than after neurolysis. A RCT is needed to further investigate potential differences in effectiveness. The protocol for such a trial is presented in this article.