Nerve Trauma, Entrapment and RSD:

Imaging for Diagnosis of Unusual Entrapments

Severe impingement syndrome affecting recurrent branch of median nerve in the wrist. A 62 year old woman suffered severe denervation of thenar muscles with no other symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome after casting for a wrist fracture. The image demonstrates marked hyperintensity of the recurrent branch as it separates from the median nerve.
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