Old displaced fracture of the scaphoid. An unusual cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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.
Lee
D J
DJ
Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
Fechter
J
J
Schnall
S B
SB
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