2026 Workshop Handout Bundle-W128RG - Advanced Nerve US - Upper Limb

W128RG - Advanced Nerve US - Upper Limb - Dutton Meiling

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This workshop on advanced upper-limb nerve ultrasound is intended for residents and fellows with prior neuromuscular ultrasound experience. It emphasizes hands-on scanning of peripheral nerves, their anatomical landmarks, and common compression syndromes.<br /><br />The median nerve is traced from the upper arm through the elbow and forearm to the wrist. Key potential entrapment sites near the elbow include the bicipital aponeurosis, pronator teres, and flexor digitorum superficialis arch; at the wrist, the nerve passes through the carpal tunnel. Related conditions include pronator syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome.<br /><br />The ulnar nerve is examined from the upper arm through the retrocondylar groove, cubital tunnel, forearm, and Guyon’s canal. Ultrasound assessment includes measuring around the medial epicondyle and dynamically checking for nerve subluxation during elbow movement. Relevant conditions include cubital tunnel and ulnar canal syndromes.<br /><br />The radial nerve is followed along the humerus to its division near the elbow. Its deep branch passes through the radial tunnel and becomes the posterior interosseous nerve; Doppler imaging can help distinguish the nerve from the adjacent artery. The superficial branch continues toward the wrist. Clinical correlations include spiral-groove compression, radial tunnel syndrome, and Wartenberg syndrome.<br /><br />The workshop also covers the lateral and medial antebrachial cutaneous nerves and the brachial plexus in supraclavicular, infraclavicular, and axillary views. It highlights potential injury risks, including venous puncture near the lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve and cubital tunnel surgery near the medial cutaneous nerve.

Keywords

upper-limb nerve ultrasound

peripheral nerves

median nerve

ulnar nerve

radial nerve

carpal tunnel syndrome

CTS

cubital tunnel syndrome

brachial plexus

pronator syndrome

Wartenberg syndrome