title: The carpal tunnel.
abstract: The carpal bones are deeply convex anteriorly. This bony gutter is converted by the flexor retinaculum into a tube - the carpal tunnel, which conveys the median nerve, together with the long flexor tendons of the fingers and thumb, into the hand. It is of special interest to the surgeon because it is the site of a common nerve entrapment, the carpal tunnel syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Science, London SE1 1UL.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000294:innervation; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans