Unusual Compression Neuropathies of the Forearm, Part I: Radial Nerve

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1906-1914

  Dang, Alan C ^a   Rodner, Craig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Posterior interosseous nerve syndrome; radial tunnel syndrome; superficial radial nerve compression; Wartenberg's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FOREARM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RADIAL TUNNEL SYNDROME;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; RADIAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 71049152442     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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