pronator syndrome

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• pronator syndrome — pronator teres syndrome an entrapment neuropathy in which the median nerve or its anterior interosseous branch is compressed by the structures of the cubital fossa or by its passage between the heads of the pronator teres muscle, causing pain in… …   Medical dictionary

• Pronator teres muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Pronator teres muscle Latin = musculus pronator teres GraySubject = 125 GrayPage = 446 Caption = Anterior view of the left forearm. Superficial muscles. (Pronator teres labeled at center.) Width = 194 Origin = humeral head …   Wikipedia

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Carpal tunnel syndrome — Classification and external resources Transverse section at the wrist. The median nerve is colored yellow. The carpal tunnel consists of the bones and flexor retinaculum. ICD 1 …   Wikipedia

• Nerve compression syndrome — Trapped nerve redirects here. For other uses, see Trapped nerve (disambiguation). Nerve compression syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 9 355.9 MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Alien hand syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 9 781.8 MeSH D055964 Alien hand syndrome ( …   Wikipedia

• Median nerve palsy — Classification and external resources Diagram from Gray s anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Anterior interosseous nerve — Nerve: Anterior interosseous nerve Nerves of the left upper extremity. (Volar interosseus labeled at center right.) …   Wikipedia

• entrapment neuropathy — pain, muscle wasting, and paralysis resulting from pressure on a nerve in conditions in which it is subjected to compression by surrounding structures. See carpal tunnel syndrome. * * * any of a group of neuropathies, often overuse injuries, in… …   Medical dictionary

• Median nerve — Nerve: median nerve Diagram from Gray s anatomy, depicting the peripheral nerves of the upper extremity, amongst others the median nerve Latin nervus medianus Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …   Medical dictionary