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I've got numbness on outer left leg from hip to above knee, what do i do?

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See doctor: This may be meralgia paresthestetica. A nerve that give sensation to the area that gets 'pinched' up outer groin region. Can also be iliotibial band syndrome, a tough band of tissue that goes from your hip to knee that becomes inflammed. Check with your doctor.

Answered 5/3/2016

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