Abstract

  Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive neuropathy affecting the upper extremity. We present a rare case of atraumatic rupture of the median nerve in a patient with electrophysiology proven severe left distal median nerve neuropathy secondary to CTS.

Keywords: Median Nerve; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Hand; Surgery

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Citation

Citation: Liam Bibo. “Atraumatic Rupture of the Distal Median Nerve".Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 4.2 (2021): 06-08.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Liam Bibo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.