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Compressive neuropathy in the upper limb

Entrampment neuropathy or compression neuropathy is a fairly common problem in the upper limb. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the commonest, followed by Cubital tunnel compression or Ulnar Neuropathy at Elbow. There are rarer entities like supinator syndrome and pronator syndrome affecting the Radial and...

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Autores principales: Thatte, Mukund R., Mansukhani, Khushnuma A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publication 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022039
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.85350
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description Entrampment neuropathy or compression neuropathy is a fairly common problem in the upper limb. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the commonest, followed by Cubital tunnel compression or Ulnar Neuropathy at Elbow. There are rarer entities like supinator syndrome and pronator syndrome affecting the Radial and Median nerves respectively. This article seeks to review comprehensively the pathophysiology, Anatomy and treatment of these conditions in a way that is intended for the practicing Hand Surgeon as well as postgraduates in training. It is generally a rewarding exercise to treat these conditions because they generally do well after corrective surgery. Diagnostic guidelines, treatment protocols and surgical technique has been discussed.
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spelling pubmed-31936412011-10-21 Compressive neuropathy in the upper limb Thatte, Mukund R. Mansukhani, Khushnuma A. Indian J Plast Surg Review Article Entrampment neuropathy or compression neuropathy is a fairly common problem in the upper limb. Carpal tunnel syndrome is the commonest, followed by Cubital tunnel compression or Ulnar Neuropathy at Elbow. There are rarer entities like supinator syndrome and pronator syndrome affecting the Radial and Median nerves respectively. This article seeks to review comprehensively the pathophysiology, Anatomy and treatment of these conditions in a way that is intended for the practicing Hand Surgeon as well as postgraduates in training. It is generally a rewarding exercise to treat these conditions because they generally do well after corrective surgery. Diagnostic guidelines, treatment protocols and surgical technique has been discussed. Medknow Publication 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3193641/ /pubmed/22022039 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.85350 Text en © Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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