Carpal tunnel syndrome

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• Synonyms

  • CTS
  • Median compression neuropathy

• Causes

  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hypothyroidism
  • High oestrogen
  • Hand trauma
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Cushing syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Myeloma
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Systemic amyloidosis
  • Repetitive stress injury

• Effects

  • Phalen sign
  • Tinel sign
  • Durkan test
  • Luthy sign
  • Thenar wasting
  • Median neuropathy
  • Raynaud phenomenon

• Parents

  • Orthopaedic pathology
  • Entrapment neuropathy

• Treatments

  • Splints
  • Glucocorticoid

• Description

  • "90% of all nerve compression syndromes"