Compression of the radial digital nerve of the thumb.
We report a case of digital nerve compression in the thumb caused by a fibrous band from flexor pollicis brevis to the sheath of flexor pollicis longus. After release of that band the patient was immediately symptom free.
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust, Stanmore, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013933:Thumb / Q000294:innervation*