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Typical Cases of Peripheral Nerve Injuries

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Informed consents were obtained from all the patients involved in cases of this chapter. Patients who under 18 years provided informed consents by their guardians.

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4.1 Electronic Supplementary Material

Dynamic image and explanation of the case of preganglionic root avulsion of the brachial plexus (MP4 20732 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of preganglionic root avulsion of the brachial plexus (MP4 34850 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of preganglionic root avulsion of the brachial plexus (MP4 43359 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of total brachial plexus injury (MP4 48123 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of postganglionic injury of the brachial plexus (MP4 56284 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of postganglionic (superior trunk) injury of the brachial plexus (MP4 43433 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of postganglionic (middle-superior trunk) injury of the brachial plexus (MP4 39337 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of postganglionic (middle-inferior trunk) injury of the brachial plexus (MP4 41849 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of brachial plexus postganglionic (trunk level) injury (MP4 56055 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of postganglionic (cord level) injury of the brachial plexus (MP4 55160 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of bundle level injury (musculocutaneous nerve) of the brachial plexus (MP4 60814 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a C7 neurilemmoma of the brachial plexus (MP4 54464 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a C5 neurilemmoma of the brachial plexus (MP4 35155 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of the cystic change in a C5 schwannoma of the brachial plexus (MP4 56515 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of cystic changes in a C5 schwannoma of the brachial plexus

Dynamic image and explanation of a C5 schwannoma of the brachial plexus (MP4 54421 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of polyneuropathy in the intervertebral foramen of the brachial plexus (MP4 52568 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a C8 neurilemmoma of the brachial plexus (MP4 33957 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a vagus nerve schwannoma (MP4 40870 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of vagus nerve neurofibromatosis (MP4 20722 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a cervical plexus C3 neuroma (MP4 72329 kb)

Dynamic image of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) and explanation of a C3 neuroma of the cervical plexus (MP4 41257 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of the gout-induced median nerve compression of the carpal canal (MP4 33294 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of carpal tunnel syndrome (MP4 37986 kb)

Explanation of carpal tunnel syndrome during surgery (MP4 28958 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of traumatic neuroma of the median nerve (MP4 37516 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a lipoma enveloping the median nerve (MP4 43803 kb)

Explanation of a lipoma enveloping the median nerve during surgery (MP4 27149 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a median nerve injury at the axilla in the upper arm (MP4 32100 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a fracture of the median nerve and radial nerve (MP4 41654 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of ulnar nerve compression in cubital tunnel syndrome (MP4 32783 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of absence of the ulnar nerve (MP4 29300 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of normal contralateral ulnar nerve in a patient with ulnar nerve absence (MP4 54062 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of ulnar nerve compression (formation of an extraneural cyst) in cubital tunnel syndrome (MP4 36412 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of ulnar nerve compression (formation of an extraneural cyst) in cubital tunnel syndrome (MP4 26526 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of the formation of an intraneural cyst in the ulnar nerve in cubital tunnel syndrome (MP4 34147 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of the formation of an ulnar nerve extraneural cyst in cubital tunnel syndrome (MP4 19776 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a superficial branch injury (formation of a cyst) in the ulnar nerve (MP4 32004 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of constriction of the radial nerve in the upper arm (MP4 52123 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of radial nerve injury (sausage-shaped changes) in the upper arms (MP4 25671 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of the vasculature running across the dorsal interosseous nerve (MP4 43803 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of interosseous dorsal nerve injury (MP4 48902 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of multiple constrictions of the radial nerve in the upper arm (MP4 53898 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a radial nerve fracture in the upper arm (MP4 46164 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a schwannoma of the median nerve at the wrist (MP4 21573 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of schwannoma of the median nerve in the upper arm (MP4 29720 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of CEUS of a median nerve schwannoma in the upper arm (MP4 34406 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of radial nerve schwannoma at the axilla (MP4 16113 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of radial nerve schwannoma (MP4 43816 kb)

Explanation of radial nerve schwannoma during surgery (MP4 53479 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of multiple schwannomas in the upper limb (MP4 41318 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of ulnar nerve schwannoma (MP4 26965 kb)

Explanation of ulnar nerve schwannoma during surgery (MP4 29649 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of multiple schwannomas (MP4 35756 kb)

Explanation of multiple schwannomas during surgery (MP4 44152 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of ulnar nerve neurolipomatosis (MP4 60640 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of nerve fibre fatty infiltration of the musculocutaneous nerve in the upper limb (MP4 35194 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of piriformis syndrome (MP4 58895 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of a normal contralateral piriformis (MP4 21761 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of sciatic nerve injury and neuroma formation (MP4 59802 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of sciatic nerve fracture and the formation of traumatic neuroma (MP4 36622 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of common peroneal nerve injury (MP4 32331 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of common peroneal nerve injury (MP4 23683 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of common peroneal nerve compression (MP4 29967 kb)

Explanation of common peroneal nerve compression during surgery (MP4 65620 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of tibial nerve injury and cyst formation at the medial malleolus (MP4 23704 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of femoral nerve schwannoma (MP4 36451 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of schwannoma of the tibial nerve (MP4 38928 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of tibial nerve schwannoma at the medial malleolus (MP4 20250 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of cystic degeneration of the sciatic nerve (MP4 63582 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of CEUS of neurofibromatosis in the sciatic nerve (MP4 63908 kb)

Dynamic image and explanation of whole-body neurofibromatosis (MP4 50253 kb)

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Chen, D., Zhao, R., Zheng, M., Wang, J. (2020). Typical Cases of Peripheral Nerve Injuries. In: Chen, D., Zheng, M. (eds) Ultrasonography Diagnosis of Peripheral Nerves. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2704-3_4

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