title: Transverse carpal muscle in association with carpal tunnel syndrome: report of three cases.
abstract: Anomalous muscles of the upper extremity are common, however, symptomatic anomalies causing CTS are rare. Three cases of CTS that are believed to be caused by an anomalous muscle located palmar to the transverse carpal ligament with transversely oriented muscle bundles is presented. Despite the arguments in literature, this is certainly an anomalous muscle that can be encountered during carpal tunnel release and be problematic to manipulate when minimally invasive approaches are chosen.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey. dogan_tuncali@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuncali
authors.forename: Ayse Yuksel
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Barutcu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terzioglu
authors.forename: Gurcan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aslan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012307:Risk Factors