Compression neuropathy of the radial nerve is much less common than in the ulna or median nerves. Five distinct clinical syndromes have been described. Proximal R ...

Sensory Loss Sensory loss extends distally to the underneath of the little finger and to the ulnar-volar aspect of the ring finger. There is also sensory loss proximally ...

Median nerve entrapment at the carpal tunnel is the most frequently encountered entrapment neuropathy. Marie and Foix, in 1913, are credited with describing the relationship between median nerve en ...

The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is a terminal branch of the radial nerve. Entrapment of this nerve may lead to a syndrome of painless finger drop. Patients may present with complaints of dif ...

Wrist denervation procedures are performed for treatment of chronic wrist pain more commonly in Europe than the United States. However, articles by Dellon and Berger have continued to attract int ...

The thoracic outlet is comprised of the musculoskeletal structures traversed by the nerves and blood vessels to the upper extremity as they enter the arm. Thoracic outlet syndrome is a co ...

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome occurs with ulnar nerve entrapment as it crosses the elbow. Careful examination is required to differentiate this condition from nerve entrapment at the wrist - ul ...

Stenosing tenosynovitis, commonly referred to as trigger finger, most commonly occurs in otherwise healthy middle-aged women. It is also seen in younger patients whose vocations involve r ...

Distal Radius Malunions

Distal Radius Fractures: When Is a Plate Appropriate?