1st Edition

Nerve Compression Syndromes of the Upper Limb

By Yves Allieu, Susan E Mackinnon Copyright 2002
    216 Pages
    by CRC Press

    With extensive diagrams and illustrations throughout, the editors have drawn together an international list of contributors to produce Nerve Compression Syndromes of the Upper Limb. This comprehensive text will assist the surgeon in managing the most common compression neuropathies in all patients from the everyday worker to the musician and the athlete.

    1. Histopathology of Nerve Compression and the Double Crush Syndrome 2. Electrodiagnosis of the Upper Limbs 3. Patient Evaluation of Nerve Compression 4. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome 5. Median Nerve Compression in the Forearm 6. Distal Ulnar Nerve Compression 7. Ulnar Nerve Compression 8. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 9. Supracapsular Nerve Entrapment 10. Spontaneous High Radial Nerve Entrapment 11. Radial Nerve Compression at the Elbow 12. Radial Sensory Nerve Entrapment (Wartenberg's Syndrome) 13. Compression Neuropathies of the Upper Extremities in Athletes 14. Musicians 15. The Role of the Physical Therapist

    Biography

    Allieu\, Yves; Mackinnon\, Susan E