4 – Bone and joint innervation of the femoral nerve

The branches of the femoral nerve innervate the anterior side of:

– the hip joint

– the femoral bone

– the knee joint including the patella

– the medial tibial epicondyle

A femoral branch to the hip joint arises from the nerve to rectus femoris

Branches to the knee joint arise from each of the nerves supplying the vastus muscles with a fourth branch from the saphenous nerve