Indications for surgery in work-related compression neuropathies of the upper extremity

Symptoms caused by compression neuropathies are subjective and often difficult to quantify. The author describes sites of compression involving the median, ulnar, and radial nerves and their branches, and emphasizes that surgical procedures should be performed only when objective evidence of an abno...

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Published inOccupational medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 4; no. 3; p. 485
Main Author Harter, Jr, B T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1989
Subjects
Arm - innervation
Humans
Nerve Compression Syndromes - diagnosis
Nerve Compression Syndromes - physiopathology
Nerve Compression Syndromes - surgery
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Occupational Diseases - physiopathology
Occupational Diseases - surgery
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Summary:Symptoms caused by compression neuropathies are subjective and often difficult to quantify. The author describes sites of compression involving the median, ulnar, and radial nerves and their branches, and emphasizes that surgical procedures should be performed only when objective evidence of an abnormality is present and the chance for surgical correction is high.
ISSN:0885-114X