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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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What muscle experiences atrophy with carpal tunnel syndrome?
ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS
(PROGRESSES TO THE THENAR MUSCLES)
What age and gender and patients normally diagnosed with carpal tunnel?
35-55 YEARS (FEMALE)
A deficiency in this vitamin has been shown to cause carpal tunnel syndrome?
VITAMIN B6 DEFICIENCY
What are some conditions that can produce carpal tunnel syndrome?
*RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
*PREGNANCY
*DIABETES
*TRAUMA
*TUMOR
*HYPOTHYROIDISM
*WRIST SPRAIN
*FRACTURE
Carpal tunnel syndrome can result in tissue pressure of?
ABOVE 30 mm Hg
What is normal tissue pressure within the carpal tunnel?
7-8 mm Hg
What structures pass through the carpal tunnel?
*MEDIAN NERVE
*4 FLEXOR DIGITORUM PROFONDUS TENDONS
*FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS TENDON
What is the carpal tunnel created by?
TRANSVERSE CARPAL LIGAMENT
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