title: Entrapment neuropathies of the median nerve at and above the elbow.
abstract: Three surgically verified cases of median nerve entrapment at and above the elbow are reported: one involved a compression of the nerve beneath the Struthers ligament in absence of supracondylar bony spur, and two concerned a compression beneath the lacertus fibrosus bicipitis (aponeurosis musculi bicipitalis brachii). Of the two latter cases, the first entrapment was caused by a hematome and the second the nerve was found to be entrapped between the lactertus and an underlying hypertrophic brachial muscle. The compression mechanisms and clinical and electromyographic findings are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*