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Carpal Tunnel Synd
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ligament | connects bone to bone |
| Tendon | connects bone to muscle |
| Median nerve | provides motor (movement) functions to the forearm, wrist and hand. |
| Palmar carpal ligament | located on the underside of the hand, in the space between the metacarpal bones and carpal bones. |
| Flexor retinaculum | serve as a pulley for the carpal flexor muscles and to stabilize the carpal system |
| Clavicle | connects the shoulder to the rest of the skeleton |
| Scapula | shoulder blade bone |
| Humerus | upper arm bone |
| Radius | forearm bone |
| Ulna | forearm bone |
| Carpus | wrist |
| Metacarpus | bones in the palm |
| Phalanges | finger bones |
| Entrapment neuropathy | pressure in the carpal tunnel that causes nerve disease |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | narrow passageway surrounded by bones and ligaments on the palm side of the hand |
| Carpal tunnel release (open) | relieving pressure in the carpal tunnel through an outside incision |
| Carpal tunnel release (endoscopic) | relieving pressure in the carpal tunnel through an interior incision |