Carpal tunnel
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Carpal TunnelContentstunnel
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The carpal tunnel is a fibro-osseous canal that acts as a passageway from the forearm to the anterior hand. It is found in the anterior wrist.
Anatomy
Boundaries
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Superficialsuperficial border -Flexorflexor retinaculum -
Deepdeep border -Carpalcarpal bones (mnemonic)
Contents
From superficial to deep
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Flexorflexor digitorum superficialis tendon -
Medianmedian nerve (laterally) -
Flexorflexor pollicis longus (laterally) Flexorflexor digitorum profundus
Note -Flexorflexor carpi radialis is often wrongly stated to be within the carpal tunnel, its course is in fact through the Flexor retinaculum itself.
The tendons within the carpal tunnel are surrounded by synovial sheaths. One which envelopes the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus together, and a separate sheath for theFlexorflexor pollicis longus.
Related pathology
-<li>Superficial border - <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">Flexor retinaculum</a>- +<li>superficial border - <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">flexor retinaculum</a>
-<li>Deep border - <a href="/articles/carpal-bones-mnemonic">Carpal bones (mnemonic)</a>- +<li>deep border - <a href="/articles/carpal-bones-mnemonic">carpal bones (mnemonic)</a>
-<a href="/articles/flexor-digitorum-superficialis">Flexor digitorum superficialis</a> tendon</li>- +<a href="/articles/flexor-digitorum-superficialis">flexor digitorum superficialis</a> tendon</li>
-<a href="/articles/median-nerve">Median nerve</a> (laterally)</li>- +<a href="/articles/median-nerve">median nerve</a> (laterally)</li>
-<a href="/articles/flexor-pollicis-longus">Flexor pollicis longus</a> (laterally)</li>-<li><a href="/articles/flexor-digitorum-profundus">Flexor digitorum profundus</a></li>-</ul><p>Note - <a href="/articles/flexor-carpi-radialis">Flexor carpi radialis</a> is often wrongly stated to be within the carpal tunnel, its course is in fact through the <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">Flexor retinaculum</a> itself.</p><p>The tendons within the carpal tunnel are surrounded by synovial sheaths. One which envelopes the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus together, and a separate sheath for the <a href="/articles/flexor-pollicis-longus">Flexor pollicis longus</a>.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a title="Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)" href="/articles/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-cts">Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)</a></li></ul>- +<a href="/articles/flexor-pollicis-longus">flexor pollicis longus</a> (laterally)</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/flexor-digitorum-profundus">flexor digitorum profundus</a></li>
- +</ul><p>Note - <a href="/articles/flexor-carpi-radialis">flexor carpi radialis</a> is often wrongly stated to be within the carpal tunnel, its course is in fact through the <a href="/articles/flexor-retinaculum">Flexor retinaculum</a> itself.</p><p>The tendons within the carpal tunnel are surrounded by synovial sheaths. One which envelopes the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus together, and a separate sheath for the <a href="/articles/flexor-pollicis-longus">flexor pollicis longus</a>.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-cts">carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)</a></li></ul>
References changed:
- 1. Buchberger W. Radiologic imaging of the carpal tunnel. Eur J Radiol. 1997;25 (2): 112-7. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9283839">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>
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