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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Courtesy: Larry Hurst MD, Stony Brook University Hospital, NY, USA and Hand Surgery Resources

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA This video focuses on the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.The cardinal symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are pain, paraesthesia and numbness along the distribution of median nerve in the hand. The symptoms are more at night .A positive Tinel’s sign, Phalen’s test, Durkan’s test and the […]

Signs and Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA The video describes signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome which is the commonest entrapment neuropathy of upper limb. Patients presents with symptoms of tingling,numbness,pain and paresthesia in the area of median nerve distribution worse at night, in advanced case there is weakness and atrophy of […]

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Martin Gruber Anastomosis

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, Unviersity of Toledo, Ohio, USA Martin-Gruber Anastomosis is median to ulnar anastomosis in the forearm. It occurs through a communicating nerve branch between the median nerve and the ulnar nerve in the forearm. This connection carries motor nerve fibers. It can be confusing clinically and also on EMG. It has clinical […]

Ulnar Claw Hand

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim ,University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Branches of the Brachial Plexus

Courtesy: Prof Nabile Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA

Current Concepts in Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair

Courtesy: Dr Dominic Power FRCS Consultant Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Birmingham, UK

Connector Assisted Nerve Repair Demo

Courtesy: Dr Dominic Power FRCS Consultant Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon Birmingham, UK Key information: Nerve repair can be performed with micro neural suture, augmented with a nerve conduit or accomplished with a conduit with remote sutures. The benefit is the reduction of fascicle architecture distortion or ischaemia at the repair site that accompanies direct […]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and #Diabetes

Courtesy: Prof Nabil Ebraheim, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Video describes association between carpal tunnel syndrome and diabetes mellitus. About 20 % of diabetic patients develops carpal tunnel syndrome. Nerves which developed peripheral neuropathy are more vulnerable to damage in carpal tunnel compression. Managemant of carpal tunnel syndrome in diabetic patient is a challenging situation.Initially […]

Hitchhiker’s sign

Extension of the thumb is sometimes called the hitchhike sign. The hitchhike sign is used in two conditions to identify a problem: radial nerve or posterior interosseous nerve palsy and diastrophic dwarfism. Radial nerve or posterior interosseous nerve palsy: The fracture may cause injury to the radial nerve which results in paralysis of the […]