title: Acute carpal tunnel syndrome. Complications of delayed decompression.
abstract: Five patients suffered injuries around the wrist complicated by acute tunnel syndrome. Pain associated with median nerve paraesthesia or hypo-aesthesia are indications for urgent treatment; in four patients where operation was delayed, the outcome was poor.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy