title: [Posttraumatic nerve entrapment syndromes in the upper extremities].
abstract: Nerve entrapment syndromes in the upper extremities are common clinical disease patterns, less often as direct results of accidents. The most frequent compression syndrome is the carpal tunnel syndrome followed by the cubital tunnel syndrome. If the cause of the compression cannot be eliminated by conservative treatment options, an operative therapy is necessary. As the prognosis becomes worse with the duration of the nerve compression, it is important to initiate therapy at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsbereich Handchirurgie, Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18055, Rostock, Deutschland. alice.wichelhaus@med.uni-rostock.de.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wichelhaus
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsbereich Handchirurgie, Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18055, Rostock, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emmerich
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsbereich Handchirurgie, Unfall-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18055, Rostock, Deutschland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mittlmeier
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000379:methods*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: Carpal tunnel syndrome; Cubital tunnel syndrome; Decompression, surgical; Electrodiagnosis; Nerve entrapment