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  • Title: The acute carpal tunnel syndrome: nine case reports.
    Author: McClain EJ, Wissinger HA.
    Journal: J Trauma; 1976 Jan; 16(1):75-8. PubMed ID: 173872.
    Abstract:
    Nine cases of acute carpal tunnel syndrome are reported. Etiologies include: bleeding secondary to chronic lymphatic leukemia; Colles' fracture of the wrist (2 cases); Epiphyseal fracture (Salter II) of the distal radius; Bleeding secondary to giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath; Unstable distal radio-ulnar joint; Displaced intra-articular fracture of the distal radius; Rheumatoid synovitis and vasculitis; Trans-scaphoid, perilunar fracture dislocation of the wrist. Early recognition of median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel is vital. The signs of median nerve compression should be looked for in all cases of wrist trauma. In our opinion, immediate surgical decompression is frequently indicated.
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