Transverse carpal muscle in association with carpal tunnel syndrome: Report of three cases
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- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Anatomy
- Vol. 18 (4) , 308-312
Abstract
Anomalous muscles of the upper extremity are common, however, symptomatic anomalies causing CTS are rare. Three cases of CTS that are believed to be caused by an anomalous muscle located palmar to the transverse carpal ligament with transversely oriented muscle bundles is presented. Despite the arguments in literature, this is certainly an anomalous muscle that can be encountered during carpal tunnel release and be problematic to manipulate when minimally invasive approaches are chosen. Clin. Anat. 18:308–312, 2005.Keywords
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