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Metacarpal Small Incision for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Published on: April 5, 2024
[Ulcerative carpal tunnel syndrome]
Anita Kamondi1, Maria Jose Teixeira, Imre Szirmai
1Semmelweis Egyetem, Neurológiai Klinika, Klinikai Neurofiziológiai Laboratórium, Budapest. anita@neur.sote.hu
Abstract:
The carpal tunnel syndrome is the most frequent compression-induced neuropathy. A severe but rare clinical manifestation of this disorder associates with ulceration, acral osteolysis and mutilation of the terminal phalanges of the second and third fingers. Recognition of this disorder is difficult, because various dermatological and internal diseases might lead to acral ulcerative lesions, and these patients are seldom referred to neurological and/or electrodiagnostic examination. In this article, we present three cases of this rare clinical form of carpal tunnel syndrome and discuss the electrodiagnostic findings. The early diagnosis is important since decompression of the median nerve in due time might prevent mutilation and could significantly improve the patients' quality of life.
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