The Journal of Bucharest College of Physicians and the Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences

Alexandru Ioan Tomek

Alexandru Ioan Tomek

Lipoma of the Proximal Forearm with Compression of the Superficial Radial Nerve

Compressive neuropathies in the upper limb represent a common and admittedly more and more frequent pathology, given how certain peripheral nerves posess an inherent risk of becoming injured due to anatomical positioning. [14] Obesity rate increase and the ageing of population altogether suggest that compressive neuropathies in the upper limb will become even more frequent in the next decade. [14] Themost common sign of nervous compression is the carpal tunnel syndrome, prevailing in approximately 3% of the general population, followed by the cubital tunnel syndrome, and finally the radial tunnel syndrome, which is quite rare. [9] [...]

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