A person may experience upper thigh muscle pain due to impact trauma, sprains, or strains. Pain in the upper thigh may also occur due to nerve damage ... Ligaments connect bones to other bones.

These common injuries with potentially devastating results provide ongoing stimulus for researchers striving for improved understanding of peripheral nerve biology and its application to nerve repair.

Local measures to overcome the problem include nerve mobilization, local joint positioning, nerve transposition, and bone shortening ... specific information about muscle degeneration.