Acute carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to calcific tendinitis: case report.
Acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) secondary to calcific deposition is rarely reported. In this article we describe a case of acute CTS in the dominant hand of a 94-year-old female patient secondary to calcific tendinitis within the carpal tunnel. Diagnosis was difficult clinically and radiologically. Urgent complete median nerve decompression led to a good clinical recovery.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
Waleed Riad
WR
Saleh
Hiroshi
H
Yajima
Akito
A
Nakanishi
D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000074402:Synovectomy; D013585:Synovitis / Q000601:surgery; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery
D002097:C-Reactive Protein