Diagnostic Approach to Lower Limb Entrapment Neuropathies: A Narrative Literature Review
Entrapment neuropathies of the lower limb are a misunderstood and underdiagnosed group of disorders, characterized by pain and dysesthesia, muscular weakness, and specific provoking movements on physical examination.
Nicu Cătălin Drăghici +8 more
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Supraclavicularis proprius muscle associated with supraclavicular nerve entrapment [PDF]
Entrapment neuropathy of the supraclavicular nerve is rare and, when it occurs, is usually attributable to branching of the nerve into narrow bony clavicular canals.
Raikos, A. +6 more
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Controversial Entrapment Neuropathies [PDF]
There is no significant disagreement about the major common entrapment neuropathies, such as carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, and peroneal neuropathy at the knee. In contrast, there is a group of entrapment syndromes about which there is major disagreement, including whether or not they even exist. There are other entrapment
William W, Campbell, Mark E, Landau
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Intrapelvic Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Caused by a Variation of the Intrapelvic Piriformis Muscle and Abnormal Varicose Vessels: A Case Report [PDF]
Entrapment neuropathy of the sciatic nerve and pudendal nerve are painful syndromes that are often overlooked by physicians. Laparoscopic surgical interventions for nerve entrapment syndromes of the posterior pelvis focus on removing the compression ...
Ahmet Kale +5 more
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Talus Bipartitus: A Rare Anatomical Variant Presenting as an Entrapment Neuropathy of the Tibial Nerve within the Tarsal Tunnel. [PDF]
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is an entrapment neuropathy of the tibial nerve within the tarsal tunnel that lies beneath the retinaculum on the medial side of the ankle. It is often underdiagnosed. Talus bipartitus is a rare anatomical variant; only a few cases
Abrego MO +6 more
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Objective: Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP) needs to be differentiated from entrapment neuropathies due to differences in the treatment management.
F Gökçem Yıldız +3 more
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The clinical features of the piriformis syndrome: a systematic review [PDF]
Piriformis syndrome, sciatica caused by compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle, has been described for over 70 years; yet, it remains controversial. The literature consists mainly of case series and narrative reviews. The objectives of
A Chantraine +117 more
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Elusive Diagnosis of Superficial Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Case report
Isolated neuropathy of the superficial peroneal nerve (SPN) is a relatively rare type of peripheral neuropathy. It is linked to the mechanical entrapment of the SPN in predisposed locations of its anatomical pathway.
R. Rapčan +6 more
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of the median nerve: normal and variant anatomy and appearance
The median nerve is a mixed sensory and motor nerve that innervates part of the flexor muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm and muscles in the lateral part of the hand; palmar cutaneous and digital cutaneous nerves branch from the median ...
Nulle Kitija, Jaudzema Aija
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290 surgical procedures for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow: Physiopathology, clinical experience and results [PDF]
Ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow is an important and relatively frequent pathological condition that may be related to diffent causes depending on individual or external factors. The cause of the nerve lesion is also idiopathic in about one-quarter to
Artico, M +3 more
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