Primary carpal tunnel stenosis as a cause of entrapment of the median nerve
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 55 (3-4), 317-320
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01808447
Abstract
The aetiology of carpal tunnel syndrome in about 50% of patients is not clear. These patients are frequently older woman. Measurements of the carpal tunnel cross-sectional area in eleven female patients revealed a narrow carpal tunnel as compared with female or male controls. Primary carpal tunnel stenosis as a cause of entrapment of the median nerve is postulated.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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