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Acute carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to calcific tendinitis: case report
Waleed Riad Saleh1, Hiroshi Yajima, Akito Nakanishi
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
Abstract:
Acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) secondary to calcific deposition is rarely reported. In this article we describe a case of acute CTS in the dominant hand of a 94-year-old female patient secondary to calcific tendinitis within the carpal tunnel. Diagnosis was difficult clinically and radiologically. Urgent complete median nerve decompression led to a good clinical recovery.
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