A study of the dynamic relationship of the lumbrical muscles and the carpal tunnel.
The dynamic relationship of the lumbrical muscles to the carpal tunnel was studied in 35 hands in 32 patients and their movement into the tunnel on finger flexion was examined with a view to its use as a diagnostic provocation test in carpal tunnel syndrome.
North-East Thames Regional Plastic Surgery Unit, St. Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, Essex, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000473:pathology; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology