ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
How to Differentiate Pronator Syndrome from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comprehensive Clinical Comparison.
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- Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis Versus Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- The Diagnostic Pitfalls in the Pronator Teres Syndrome-A Case Report.Neurology international · 2025Article
- Median nerve entrapment neuropathy: a review on the pronator syndrome.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Review
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- Lacertus Fibrosus Syndrome: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-guided median nerve hydrodissection of pronator teres syndrome: a case report and a literature review.Journal of ultrasonography · 2023Article
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- Lacertus syndrome: a ten year analysis of two hundred and seventy five minimally invasive surgical decompressions of median nerve entrapment at the elbow.International orthopaedics · 2023Article
- The woman's hand.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Pronator teres syndrome in an occupational setting: a case report.Porto biomedical journalArticle
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Abstract
The diagnostic process that allows pronator syndrome to be differentiated reliably from carpal tunnel syndrome remains a challenge for clinicians, as evidenced by the most common cause of pronator syndrome misdiagnosis: carpal tunnel syndrome. Pronator syndrome can be caused by compression of the median nerve as it passes through the anatomical structures of the forearm, while carpal tunnel syndrome refers to one particular topographic area within which compression occurs, the carpal tunnel. The present narrative review is a complex clinical comparison of the two syndromes with their anatomical backgrounds involving topographical relationships, morphology, clinical picture, differential diagnosis, and therapeutic options. It discusses the most frequently used diagnostic techniques and their correct interpretations. Its main goal is to provide an up-to-date picture of the current understanding of the disease processes and their etiologies, to establish an appropriate diagnosis, and introduce relevant treatment benefiting the patient.
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