title: [Intraoperative anatomic and pathologic findings in 1,420 initial operations in carpal tunnel syndrome].
abstract: The present paper, based on intraoperative findings in 1420 primary operations for carpal tunnel syndrome demonstrates the frequency of rare causes of median nerve compression in the carpal canal. Some previously unpublished anatomical and pathological variants will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgischen Abteilung, Universität Ulm, Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg.
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Mauer
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Intraoperative anatomische und pathologische Besonderheiten bei 1420 Erstoperationen bei Karpaltunnelsyndrom.