What is carpal tunnel syndrome and why it is caused ?
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - It occurs due to compression of median nerve due to reduced size of carpal tunnel.
It may happen due to
- Inflamation or thickening of the the synovial sheaths of the flexor tendons(Tenosynivitis)
- due to repeat stress injury or Inflamation of flexor retinaculum
- arthritis of carpal bones.
The causes and definition of carpal tunnel syndrome is explained above.
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