Atypical peripheral neuropathies.
Systemic disease and metabolic imbalance may be associated with peripheral nerve focal compressive neuropathies. The nerve may be primarily involved, or symptoms may result from chronic tenosynovitis or synovitis. We review the more commonly occurring compressive neuropathies associated with underlying systemic disorders.
Dell
P C
PC
Department of Orthopaedics, University of Florida Medical Center, Gainesville.
Guzewicz
R M
RM
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