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I feel numbness only thigh right above my knee on my left leg a area about 6by 6 why is that?
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Meralgia: Could be meralgia paresthetica. A pinched nerve near the groin can cause a 'patch' of numbness just above and a little lateral to the knee.
Answered 8/21/2017
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