Author: Jules Blackham / Editor: Yasmin Sultan / Reviewer: Jon Bailey, Peter Lynas / Codes: A5, CC3 / Published: 25/08/2022
Uncommon nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged through compression or repeated trauma.
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- List and explain the causes of uncommon entrapment syndromes
- Identify the diagnostic features that present in uncommon entrapment syndromes
- Explain the key steps in the examination of uncommon entrapment syndrome
- Identify and distinguish possible differential diagnoses for uncommon entrapment syndromes
- Outline the management of uncommon entrapment syndromes
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