Fascicular torsion in the median nerve within the distal third of the upper arm: Three cases of nontraumatic anterior interosseous nerve palsy

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 206-211

  Yasunaga, Hiroshi ^a   Shiroishi, Tatsuhiro ^a   Ohta, Keisuke ^a   Matsunaga, Hitoshi ^a   Ota, Yoshimi ^a  

^a Kurosaki Orthopaedic Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior interosseous nerve palsy; Fascicular torsion; Hourglass like constriction; Median nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE PALSY; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDEMA; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FASCICLE; NERVE FASCICLE TORSION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE PARALYSIS; NERVE TORSION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PALMARIS LONGUS MUSCLE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONATOR TERES MUSCLE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THENAR; TORSION;

EID: 0037352285     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.2003.50021     Document Type: Article

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