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Thenar atrophy

Polski: Zanik mięśni kłębu kciuka Czytaj po polsku →

Also known as zanik kłębu kciuka (forma skrócona akceptowalna w treściach pacjenckich)

Visible wasting of the thenar eminence muscles (abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis, superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis) — a late sign of severe motor compromise of the recurrent thenar branch of the median nerve in advanced carpal tunnel syndrome.

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.

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