title: Anatomical classification of sites of compression of the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve.
abstract: The anatomical course of the palmar cutaneous nerve was studied in ten cadavers and classified into six zones or sites. The literature on entrapment neuropathy of the palmar cutaneous nerve was then reviewed and the cases were classified according to the anatomical site of compression.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Qattan
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*