Abstract
The common median nerve entrapment syndromes are:
• Pronator syndrome
• Anterior interosseous syndrome
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Lange, B., Haase, J. (2010). Nerve Compression Syndromes in the Extremities. In: Lumenta, C., Di Rocco, C., Haase, J., Mooij, J. (eds) Neurosurgery. European Manual of Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79565-0_22
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