Taslitz Norman - Handbook of Peripheral Nerve Entrapments

The present publication relating to peripheral nerve entrapment is an attempt to bring to the attention of physicians an easily readable source of information on this common class of disorders. Frequently encountered disturbances as well as the more obscure entrapments have been included in the volume. The book should have a wide distribution. Despite the neuro logical and neurosurgical orientation, there is much of value for or thopedists and specialists in peripheral vascular disease. There is much of benefit for the general practitioner, with considerable in formation for those in training. There have been relatively few texts published in this field. The material has been organized to give the maximum pertinent infor mation in an easily read and concise arrangement. The various fac tors have been listed with a discussion of therapy. Included is an appendix describing specific methods for testing the function of the individual muscles, and tables for rapid evaluation of individual symptoms. The work is the result of lengthy personal experience and an extensive review of the literature. To make further study attainable, selected references have been cited following each section. Illustra tions have been employed where they could further understanding of the problem involved. Oscar A. Turner Norman Taslitz Steven Ward v Acknowledgments A publication such as this one cannot be the result of a single in dividuals work, and as such, one must acknowledge the help and support of those who were involved in the final preparation. Mrs.;Upper Extremity -- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome -- Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment -- Musculocutaneous Nerve Entrapment -- Lateral Cutaneous Nerve of the Forearm -- Median Nerve -- Pronator Teres Syndrome -- Anterior Interosseous Nerve Entrapment (Kiloh-Nevin Syndrome) -- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome -- The Ulnar Nerve -- Cubital Tunnel Syndrome (Ulnar Nerve) -- Ulnar Nerve (Deep Motor Branch) (Piso-Hamate Hiatus Syndrome) -- The Radial Nerve -- Radial Nerve Entrapment -- Posterior Interosseous Nerve Entrapment (Radial Nerve, Deep Branch) -- Digital Nerve Entrapment -- Lower Extremity -- Sciatic Nerve -- Sciatic Nerve Entrapment -- Piriformis Muscle Syndrome -- Peroneal Nerve -- Common Peroneal Nerve Entrapment (Entrapment at the Fibular Head) -- Deep Peroneal Nerve Entrapment -- Superficial (Sensory) Peroneal Nerve Entrapment -- Femoral Nerve Entrapment -- Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve of the Thigh (Meralgia Paresthetica) -- Obturator Nerve Entrapment -- Genitofemoral Nerve Entrapment -- Ilioinguinal Nerve Entrapment -- Saphenous Nerve Entrapment -- Sural Nerve Entrapment -- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome -- Interdigital Nerve Entrapment -- Miscellaneous Syndromes -- Occipital Nerve Neuralgia -- Abdominal Nerve Entrapment -- Axillary Nerve (Quadrilateral Space Syndrome) -- Supraclavicular Nerve Entrapment -- Nerve -- Muscle Function -- Table 1. Entrapment Neuropathies of Lower Extremities -- Table 2. Characteristic Features Associated with Various Nerve Entrapments.