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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Wheeless
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Description: - median nerve compression syndrome at the wrist;
- most common form of nerve entrapment;
- first described by Paget;
- references: The First Description of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. James Paget FRS
- pathophysiology:
- nerve compression may result in ischemia, focal demyelination, decrease in axonal caliber, and finally axonal loss;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Nerve Compression: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- - Orthopedic Topics: Regional Orthopaedics: Hand
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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Tue Apr 01 2008