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. 2025 Dec 4;10(6):e314.
doi: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000314. eCollection 2025 Nov-Dec.

Pronator teres syndrome in an occupational setting: a case report

Salomé Marques Moreira  1 , Vanessa Teófilo  1 , Rui Ribeiro  1 , Sofia Pinelas  1 , Mariana Miller  1 , Ana Filipa Silva  1 , Catarina Azevedo  1 , Paulo Pinho  1 , Pedro Norton  1 , Vítor Vidinha  2
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Pronator teres syndrome in an occupational setting: a case report

Salomé Marques Moreira et al. Porto Biomed J. .
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Antecubital fossa of the left arm. Median nerve (white arrow) at the level of the forearm, along its course between the heads of the pronator teres muscle—cubital head (green arrow) and umeral head (pink arrow). Intraoperative photograph.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Surgical wound 3 months after surgical procedure.
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