Thursday, August 10th
Clinical Themes:
• Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome
• Tenosynovitis
Question of the Day:
A 35-year-old
receptionist presents to you with paresthesia of his lateral 3½fingers. It has slowly gotten worse over the last 2 months. He spends
hours each day typing on the computer. You notice wasting of the thenar
eminence. What is causing these symptoms? What structures are involved?What tests can help with your diagnosis?
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