title: High median nerve entrapments. An obscure cause of upper-extremity pain.
abstract: Compression of the median nerve at the wrist is the most common nerve entrapment syndrome but may be over- or misdiagnosed. With high (proximal) median nerve entrapment being uncommon and having an elusive diagnosis, proximal compression may be overlooked as a cause of the painful upper extremity. Recognition and diagnosis of this problem will help ensure timely and effective management of the more common pain syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tetro
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pichora
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology