title: [Painful, swollen hand after carpal tunnel surgery].
abstract: A 45-year-old man presented at the rheumatology outpatient department with a painful swollen hand after carpal tunnel surgery. This is a complication in approximately 2% of all patients due to complex regional pain syndrome.
authors.affiliation: St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Reumatologie, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. lotte_vd_wagen@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lotte E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: van der Wagen
authors.forename: Evert-Jan
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: ter Borg
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D020918:Complex Regional Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis