Anatomical variations of the carpal tunnel structures
There are many anatomical variations in and around the carpal tunnel that affect the nerves, tendons and arteries in this area. Awareness of these variations is important both during the clinical examination and during carpal tunnel release. The purpose of the present review is to highlight recogniz...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Canadian journal of plastic surgery 2009-01, Vol.17 (3), p.3-7 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | There are many anatomical variations in and around the carpal tunnel that affect the nerves, tendons and arteries in this area. Awareness of these variations is important both during the clinical examination and during carpal tunnel release. The purpose of the present review is to highlight recognized anatomical variations within the carpal tunnel including variation in nerve anatomy, tendon anatomical variants, vascular anatomical variations and muscle anatomical variations. |
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| ISSN: | 2292-5503 1195-2199 2292-5511 1918-1507 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/229255030901700302 |