Radial tunnel syndrome in an elite power athlete: A case of direct compressive neuropathy

Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 229-232

  Dickerman, Rob D ^a,b   Stevens, Qualls E J ^a   Cohen, Anders J ^a   Jaikumar, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Palsy; Peripheral nerve; Posterior interosseous nerve; Powerlifting; Supinator muscle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; WEIGHT LIFTING; WRIST;

HUMANS; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036898007     PISSN: 10859489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8027.2002.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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