title: Carpal tunnel syndrome in children and adolescents with no history of trauma.
abstract: Four cases of carpal tunnel syndrome in children and adolescents with no history of trauma are discussed. The pertinent literature and a classification of the different causes of carpal tunnel syndrome in this age group is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Qattan
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D009081:Mucolipidoses / Q000150:complications; D013710:Tendons / Q000002:abnormalities