"Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45)
| Descriptor ID |
D002349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.500.500.200 C10.668.829.550.200 C26.844.150.206
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| Concept/Terms |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndromes
- Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel
- Syndromes, Carpal Tunnel
- Amyotrophy, Thenar, Of Carpal Origin
- Median Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
- Entrapment Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Accuracy of the Scratch Collapse Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Comparison With Electrodiagnostic Studies. Hand (N Y). 2022 07; 17(4):630-634.
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Steroid Injections and Blind Steroid Injections in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Comment on the Article by Evers et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 11; 70(11):1717-1718.
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Regional Variations of Medicare Physician Payments for Hand Surgery Procedures in the United States. Hand (N Y). 2019 03; 14(2):209-216.
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Intrarater and interrater reliability of a hand-held dynamometric technique to quantify palmar thumb abduction strength in individuals with and without carpal tunnel syndrome. J Hand Ther. 2018 Oct - Dec; 31(4):554-561.
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Examining the association between musculoskeletal injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome in manual laborers. Muscle Nerve. 2016 06; 54(1):31-5.
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Ultrasonographic Median Nerve Changes After Repeated Wheelchair Transfers in Persons With Paraplegia: Relationship With Subject Characteristics and Transfer Skills. PM R. 2016 Apr; 8(4):305-313.
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Muscle intrusion as a potential cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Oct; 50(4):517-22.
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One-year incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in Latino poultry processing workers and other Latino manual workers. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Mar; 57(3):362-9.
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Ulnar tunnel syndrome. Hand Clin. 2007 Aug; 23(3):301-10, v.
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The prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with basal joint arthritis of the thumb. J Hand Surg Am. 1992 Jul; 17(4):624-30.