title: Increased median nerve latency at the carpal tunnel of patients with "trigger finger": comparison of 62 patients and 13 controls.
abstract: An association between symptomatic compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel and "trigger finger" has been reported in endocrine and metabolic disorders. We assessed the incidence of increased median nerve latency in subjects with "trigger finger". 62 consecutive patients with "trigger finger" and no signs or symptoms of median nerve compression underwent nerve conduction studies of the median nerve. 13 healthy adults served as controls. 39/62 patients had increased distal motor latency in the median nerve. Only 1 of 13 subjects in the control group had a borderline value of distal motor latency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The Rabin Medical Center, Campus Golda, Petach-Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garti
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Velan
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moshe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hendel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology*