title: The carpal tunnel as a compartment. An anatomic perspective.
abstract: Previously, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome have exhibited an elevated carpal tunnel pressure compared with that of control subjects. The etiology and maintenance of this pressure remains controversial, however. Both the open- and closed-compartment theories have their own advocates, although the closed-compartment theory has no apparent anatomic support.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Cobb
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Dalley
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Posteraro
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011312:Pressure; D011859:Radiography