Abstract
Although the soft tissue anatomy of the forearm is complex due to the high number of muscles involved in the spectrum of wrist and fingers movements, musculoskeletal pathology amenable to US examination is relatively uncommon in this area. Only a few specific conditions affecting the median nerve proximal to the carpal tunnel level merit separate consideration.
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Martinoli, C., Bianchi, S. (2007). Forearm. In: Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-28163-4_9
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