Thursday, January 25, 2007

Clinical significance

The term 'carpal tunnel' is also used quite commonly to refer to 'carpal tunnel syndrome' which is a condition where the median nerve is pinched within the tunnel and causes pain and/or numbness of the wrist/hand, once thought to be a result of repetitive motion such as painting or typing.
The carpal tunnel is important because the median nerve can be compressed in cases such as the following:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Wrist
dislocations
Fractures around the wrist

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