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== Definition/Description  ==
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Wartenberg’s sign or Wartenberg syndrome is an entrapment of the superficial branch of the radial nerve. It is similar to radial tunnel syndrome, but in radial tunnel syndrome there is a problem with a larger part of the radial nerve. In Wartenberg’s there’s an isolated injury of the superficial sensory branch. The condition is also known as hand cuff neuropathy or neuropraxia. The term wristlet watch syndrome or watch-strap nerve compression is also used. But the common name is named after Wartenburg who discovered the condition. Wartenberg himself suggested the name cheiralgia paraesthetica.


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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]

Wartenberg’s sign or Wartenberg syndrome is an entrapment of the superficial branch of the radial nerve. It is similar to radial tunnel syndrome, but in radial tunnel syndrome there is a problem with a larger part of the radial nerve. In Wartenberg’s there’s an isolated injury of the superficial sensory branch. The condition is also known as hand cuff neuropathy or neuropraxia. The term wristlet watch syndrome or watch-strap nerve compression is also used. But the common name is named after Wartenburg who discovered the condition. Wartenberg himself suggested the name cheiralgia paraesthetica.

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