Nerve Entrapment in Athletes - 03/09/11
Doi : 10.1016/S0278-5919(05)70249-0
John W. Aldridge, MD a, Roderick J. Bruno, MD c, Robert J. Strauch, MD a, b, Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD a, b
a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Columbia Campus (JWA, RJS, MPR)
b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (RJS, MPR), New York, New York
c Department of Orthopaedics, Tufts University School of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (RJB)
Résumé |
Athletes of all types exert excessive forces on the musculoskeletal system in a repetitive fashion. During these athletic endeavors, the nervous system that supplies these muscles can be injured from either direct trauma or repetitive stress. The upper extremity is particularly vulnerable because of its highly mobile state and almost purely muscular attachment to the thorax.
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W. B. Saunders Company. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 20 - N° 1
P. 95-122 - janvier 2001 Retour au numéro
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