Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2012
Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive neuropathy of the upper extremities. Rarely, it can be acute, typically after an injury or less commonly in bleeding disorders.
We present a case of 27-years old man with a fractured scaphoid bone with the development of acute carpal tunnel syndrome eight hours after the injury presented by anesthesia in the nerve innervation zone and severe pain in the carpal area. The patient felt relief immediately after the acute decompression of the nerve.
Sensitivity and motor function of the hand has normalized in a couple of months.