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Diagnosed with meralgia parestetica in right leg, had surgery on scaphoid with graft left hip,could resting on leg for days after surgery cause mp?
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Meralgia paresthetica: It could be, but usually mp is a result of a tight belt around the waist. You are compressing the nerve in some way if this is truly the correct diagnosis.
Answered 3/16/2015
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