A member asked:

What might cause numbness along the side of my right leg, from hip knee. sometimes ther it feels as if there is ni circulation.

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Could be : Meralgia paresthetica, a nerve compression at the lateral hip affecting the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Might be caused by tight belt or clothing. Once called "gunfighter's neuropathy".

Answered 10/6/2016

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