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Glossary Condition

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Polski: Zespół cieśni nadgarstka Czytaj po polsku →

Also known as CTS median nerve compression at the wrist ZCN zespół kanału nadgarstka (ZKN — synonim akademicki preferowany w piśmiennictwie szkoły Żyluka) syndroma canalis carpi

Compressive neuropathy of the median nerve at the wrist, the most common entrapment neuropathy. Presents with nocturnal paraesthesia in the median distribution, positive provocative tests, and — in advanced disease — fixed sensory loss and thenar atrophy.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. FESSH preparation

    Clinical examination of the hand and wrist

    Hand and wrist examination for FESSH candidates: how accurate the Phalen, Tinel, scratch collapse, Elson, Watson, grind, fovea and Allen tests really are.

  2. Patient information

    Trigger finger

    Why a finger catches or locks, who gets trigger finger, and how it is treated: splints, steroid injections and a small day-case operation.

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