Bilateral Radial Nerve Compression Syndrome in an Elite Swimmer: A Case Report

Bilateral compression syndrome of the radial nerve at the lateral head of the triceps muscle is rare in athletes without trauma. Richter, Berbig and Segantini present a report of an elite female swimmer who complained of a strange repetitive weakness, without pain, in both forearms after swimming a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of sports medicine 2002-07, Vol.30 (4), p.614-617
Hauptverfasser:	Richter, Hans-Juergen, Berbig, Roger, Segantini, Pietro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Arms Athletes Biological and medical sciences Care and treatment Case studies Cumulative Trauma Disorders - complications Cumulative Trauma Disorders - surgery Decompression, Surgical Entrapment neuropathies Female Humans Injuries Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Medical sciences Nerve compression syndromes Nerve Compression Syndromes - etiology Nerve Compression Syndromes - surgery Nervous system Radial nerve Radial Nerve - surgery Sports medicine Swimmers Swimming Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Bilateral compression syndrome of the radial nerve at the lateral head of the triceps muscle is rare in athletes without trauma. Richter, Berbig and Segantini present a report of an elite female swimmer who complained of a strange repetitive weakness, without pain, in both forearms after swimming a few meters of the crawl.
ISSN:	0363-5465 1552-3365
DOI:	10.1177/03635465020300042301