Arm pain in a dentist: pronator syndrome.
A 29-year-old pregnant dentist developed acute right forearm pain and associated weakness in her hand. A diagnosis of pronator syndrome was made. A review of the anatomy, pathophysiology, and treatment of pronator syndrome is given. We present this case to alert dentists, both male and female, of an uncommon but definite occupational hazard.
D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D003815:Dentists; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy