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Median nerve entrapments are the most common of the upper extremity entrapments. Most people think of median nerve entrapment at the wrist (i.e., carpal tunnel syndrome). It is equally important to be familiar with the other, more proximal entrapment neuropathies involving the median nerve.
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Singh, V., Ericson, W.B. (2016). Median Nerve Entrapments. In: Trescot, A.M. (eds) Peripheral Nerve Entrapments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27482-9_37
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