Lipoma of the flexor digitorum superficialis causing triggering at the carpal canal and median nerve compression.
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.
Brand
M G
MG
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Gelberman
R H
RH
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