title: Old displaced fracture of the scaphoid. An unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: The case of a 37-year-old man with carpal tunnel syndrome and a palpable mass in the proximal wrist is reported. Roentgenograms revealed an old middle-third scaphoid fracture with the proximal pole displaced into the proximal carpal tunnel. Excision of this mass led to a complete resolution of the patient's carpal tunnel problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fechter
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Schnall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017759:Fractures, Malunited / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors