We describe a case of compression of the median nerve by an aneurysm of the superficial palmar arterial arch which presented with symptoms of the carpal tunnel syndrome. The traumatic and occupational nature of true palmar aneurysms are discussed. R t s u m t . ## Nous rapportons une cause rare de
A morphometric study on the superficial palmar arch of the hand
✍ Scribed by O. Bilge; Y. Pinar; M. A. Özer; F. Gövsa
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-1038
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