title: Lipoma of the flexor digitorum superficialis causing triggering at the carpal canal and median nerve compression.
abstract: A lipoma in the carpal canal was associated with both triggering of the fingers at the level of the transverse carpal ligament and median nerve compression. We were unable to find a similar case reported in the English-language literature.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Brand
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Gelberman
mesh_terms: D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology