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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2021.016

CLINICAL CASE

Bilateral lacertus fibrosus entrapment of median nerve at the elbow (Lacertus syndrome)

Ishikhov IM1, Kolomiets KV1, Gamidov FM2, Gantsgorn EV1
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1 Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

2 Clinical Hospital “Railways-Medicine”, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

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Author contribution: Ishikhov IM — study concept, literature analysis, data interpretation, manuscript writing; Kolomiets KV — literature analysis, data interpretation; Gamidov FM — patient's treatment and follow-up, manuscript writing; Gantsgorn EV — data interpretation, manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the informed consent for surgery and personal data processing was obtained from the patient.

Received: 2021-03-16 Accepted: 2021-04-10 Published online: 2021-04-25
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