Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 42-45

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.8

Pronator Teres Syndrome – Case Report with Imaging Tests Diagnosis

Victor Sudário Takahashi1, Thiago Ribeiro dos Santos2, Márcio Luís Duarte1,3

1Universidade de Ribeirão Preto – Campus Guarujá, Guarujá (SP), Brazil
2Department of Orthopedics, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santos, Santos (SP), Brazil
3Department of Radiology, Diagnósticos da América S. A., São Paulo (SP), Brazil

Received September 2, 2023
Accepted January 27, 2025

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