Upton and McComas claimed that most patients with carpal tunnel syndrome not only have compressive lesions at the wrist, but also show evidence of damage to cervical nerve roots. This "double crush" hypothesis has gained some popularity among chiropractors because it seems to provide a rationale for adjusting the cervical spine in treating carpal tunnel syndrome. Here I examine use of the conce...

We report the incidence of late onset post-operative carpal tunnel syndrome (late carpal tunnel syndrome) and late median nerve neuropathy after volar plating of distal radius fracture by conducting a retrospective study on volar plating for distal radius fracture performed during 2002 to 2006. Two hundred eighty-two volar plating were performed for acute distal radius fracture after exclusion....

background : determining the validity of current median sensory nerve conduction techniques for diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome (cts). methods: eighty five patients with clinical diagnosis of cts were compared with the same number of healthy people. the validity of electrodiagnostic tests were compared in a case-control manner. these electrodiagnostictechniques included long-segment, short-...

Compression neuropathy of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel, better known as the carpal tunnel syndrome, occurs most commonly in adults aged between 30 and 60 years ofage, and is five times more common in women than men.' Any condition that crowds or reduces the capacity ofthe carpal tunnel may initiate the symptoms. Local causes include malaligned Colles' fracture, oedema from trauma or in...

carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is considered by researchers because of its high prevalence, and several studies have been done to find the causes and factors which increase the chance for the syndrome. these studies have shown relationships between this syndrome with some physical parameters like wrist dimensions, weight and systemic conditions. there is no investigation on risk factors in cts in...

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common neurological condition with rare yet potentially serious cutaneous and skeletal complications. We present a case of mutilating/ulcerating bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome in a 63 year old female. Radiographs showed symmetrical acral osteolysis in the index and middle fingers distal phalanges bilaterally. Carpal tunnel decompressions provided symptomatic relief.

The controversy has been considerable regarding the incidence of familial carpal tunnel syndrome. Of particular interest is the relationship between bilateral disease and familial incidence. In this study, we compare the incidence of familial carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with the syndrome in one, both, or neither hands. We report a significantly greater incidence of familial carpal tunnel...

BACKGROUND Over 60% of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome present with symptoms and findings of nerve compression in both hands. Our goal was to compare patient-rated difficulties in performing activities of daily living in the early postoperative period between those undergoing bilateral carpal tunnel release and those undergoing unilateral carpal tunnel release. METHODS This prospective c...

background: carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is a common peripheral entrapment neuropathy in patients with hypothyroid. the diagnosis of cts is usually clinical and confirmed by electrodiagnostic (edx) procedures. this study aimed to describe the diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution ultrasonography (us) as an alternative method to nerve conduction study (ncs) for the diagnosis of subclinical cts ...