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Entrapment neuropathy is the most frequent mono-neuropathy encountered in clinical practice. It is defined as a pressure-induced injury to a peripheral nerve usually by fibrous bands and ligaments at the level of fibro-osseous canals where the nerve runs.
The most common US finding of compression neuropathies concern fibrillar echotexture alterations and nerve thickness modifications, both due to the oedema, inflammation with hypervascularization, secondary remyelination, and fibrosis.
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Puntillo, F., Bertini, L. (2018). Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. In: Silvestri, E., Martino, F., Puntillo, F. (eds) Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71020-4_4
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