Anatomy and Physiology Compartment Anatomy. The deep investing fascia that surrounds upper extremity muscles is relatively inelastic because of its parallel rows of collagen bundles.

Clavipectoral fascia – a layer of fascia (tough connective tissue) ... the upper limb and the axilla into the subclavian vein and thence into the right atrium of the heart; ...

Inside the leg and arm, many different muscles control the complex motions of the upper and lower limbs. Tough, minimally stretchable tissue known as fascia binds groups of these muscles into so ...

Upper limb spasticity is a condition that affects the way you move your arms. It makes your muscles stiff and flexed. Sometimes, your arms will twitch or move in a way you can’t control, ...

Recent advances in prosthetic design for upper-limb amputees may restore thermal sensation in the near future. Over 180,000 people undergo limb amputation in the United States every year.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Botox ® (onabotulinumtoxinA) to include 8 new muscles for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in adults, along with the use ...

Current evidence on the efficacy and safety of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) for primary hyperhidrosis of the upper limb is adequate to support the use of this procedure with normal ...

In this multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involving 127 patients with moderate-to-severe upper-limb impairment 6 months or more after a stroke, we randomly assigned 49 patients to receive ...

Compartment Syndromes of the Upper Extremity John Gray Seiler III, MD, Patrick J. Casey, MD, Atlanta, Ga; Sandra Haas Binford, MAEd, Winston- Salem, NC J South Orthop Assoc. 2000;9(4) ...