@naturegirl5 Medical & Scientific Articles:

1. Postoperative femoral neuropathy — PubMed review
A classic surgical review explaining that postoperative femoral nerve injury can occur from compression or retraction during surgery, and recovery often takes weeks to months with physiotherapy.
👉 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1311869/

2. Femoral nerve involvement in hernia repair — case report review
Discusses documented cases of transient femoral nerve injury after inguinal hernia surgery and the role of EMG in diagnosis and monitoring recovery.
👉 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15999220/

3. Iatrogenic femoral nerve injury (literature scoping review)
Systematic review showing that most cases recover motor and sensory function within several months but ischemic or axonal injuries take longer — and outlining the role of electrodiagnostic monitoring.
👉 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8593564/

4. Femoral nerve and lumbar plexus injury after surgery — electrodiagnostic study
Study of femoral neuropathy after lumbar surgical approaches — shows that many serious injuries still show significant improvement within 12 months and that serial EMG/NCS is helpful for prognosis.
👉 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28560607/