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Acute Calcification and Carpal Tunnel SyndromeFrom The Department of Orthopaedics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK Correspondence: D. J. Knight, FRCSEd(Orth), Senior Orthopaedic Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB9 2ZB, UK Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common diagnosis, and often there is no identifiable cause. We describe the case of a patient who developed acute symptoms secondary to calcification in the carpal tunnel. The patient was treated by decompression, and made a slow, but uneventful recovery.
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 18, No. 3,
335-336 (1993) |
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