title: The carpal tunnel syndrome: Part III.
abstract: The carpal tunnel syndrome is a compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel with very specific signs and symptoms. Anatomical dissection of 156 wrists is presented and then the authors compare their findings with the findings of other investigators. The purpose of this article is not to present results but rather to discuss the anatomic entities involved with the syndrome and to present the open treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Anatomy, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Colborn
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McCollam
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Skandalakis
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery