Download or read book Entrapment Neuropathies written by David Michael Dawson and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 1999 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide to the wide range of problems associated with focal nerve lesions aims to reflect advances made and an increased understanding of the field. Following an introductory chapter and a general discussion on pathophysiology, the work takes an in-depth look at carpal tunnel syndrome, median and radial nerve entrapment, ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow and wrist, thoracic outlet syndromes, and digital nerve entrapment in the hand. Furthermore, it covers lesions of the sciatic and peroneal cutaneous nerves and nerve compression syndromes of the upper and lower extremity, with close attention to the foot and ankle.