Carpal Tunnel
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| English: Carpal tunnel Latin: Canalis carpi |
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The carpal tunnel is the space between the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones.
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- The median nerve;
- The tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis. (4 muscles);
- The tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus (4 muscles);
- The tendon of the flexor pollicis longus;
- The tendon of the Flexor carpi radialis.
The median nerve lies in between the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus.
The carpal tunnel is very narrow, if there is a narrowing of the tunnel due to muscle swelling it can compress and trap the median nerve; this is also known as carpal tunnel syndrome.
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- PETROVICKY, Pavel, et al. Anatomie s topografií a klinickými aplikacemi : Sv. 1, Pohybové ústrojí. 1. edition. Martin : Osveta, 2001. 463 pp. ISBN 80-8063-046-1.
