Effort-related compression of median and ulnar nerves as a result of reversed three-headed and hypertrophied palmaris longus muscle with extension of Guyon's canal

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-47

  Acikel, Cengiz ^a,b   Ulkur, Ersin ^a   Karagoz, Huseyin ^a   Celikoz, Bahattin ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anomalous palmaris longus; Median nerve; Nerve compression; Ulnar nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FOREARM INJURIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 33847026432     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310500453708     Document Type: Article

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