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  • Title: Carpal tunnel syndrome caused by flexor tendon sheath lipoma.
    Author: Kremchek TE, Kremchek EJ.
    Journal: Orthop Rev; 1988 Nov; 17(11):1083-5. PubMed ID: 3205585.
    Abstract:
    Release of the transverse carpal ligament is a highly successful treatment for the majority of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. However, carpal tunnel syndrome may also be caused by space-occupying lesions within the carpal canal that compress the median nerve. In these cases, simple release of the transverse We describe a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome whose symptoms were not relieved by simple transverse carpal ligament release. Subsequent surgery revealed a lipoma of the flexor tendon sheath.
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